Their first time together is more influenced by the codeine he’s been drinking than actual feelings. The Drake-assisted “The Zone” is not only one of the best songs from the tape, but it also reiterates the fact that she isn’t anything more than a hook up to him. The title track “Thursday”, reiterates that she’s not different from the rest and that his feelings for her drastically change from day-to-day. She’s starting to become exactly what Abel wanted her to be from the innocent, lonely girl to a drug-induced whore. “Welcome to the other side,” he cries out in “Life of the Party” – a signal of the transformation the girl has made since the previous song. After getting some drugs in her system, she starts bringing his plan to life. The girl doesn’t have much of a past because of a lack of relationships, so Abel takes her under his arm and shows she can have whatever she wants. In the opener “Lonely Star”, Abel meets what could be his next hook up. However, the story’s antagonist doesn’t provoke the same feelings that the other girls do. Still heartbroken from a previous relationship, the nine-track project unravels as a story, documenting Abel’s process of finding girls to hook up with. The entire tape sort of plays off “Wicked Games” from House of Balloons.
Unlike the first mixtape, Thursday should make a very good first impression. With many more listens, it can be among one’s favorite projects of 2011. However, a few more listens should do the trick. Listening to House of Balloons for the first might not impress people. In just the first day alone, Thursday was downloaded over 180,000 times an incredible number for a still relatively unknown artist. Just shortly after, the site crashed, which caused many people to search for alternate links. Two days later (obviously on a Thursday), the highly anticipated mixtape was released on his website. On the 16th, Abel simply tweeted “this one…” Everyone knew what was finally coming soon. But once the lights turned off at Molson Amphitheatre, he went back into hiding and the release date of Thursday was still unknown. Abel Tesfaye did, however, host his first concert in early July and later performed at OVO Fest on the 31st. Just a few weeks after hearing the universally acclaimed, out-of-nowhere release House of Balloons, any fan’s hype level for the next chapter of the three-part trilogy should be through the roof.īesides some tweets in May saying Thursday was coming soon along with two “singles” in “Rolling Stone” and “The Birds Part 1” released within the same timeframe, there wasn’t much news behind the mysterious mixtape.
In other music news, Ty Dolla $ign and dvsn dropped the clubby single “Memories” and reveal the tracklist for their upcoming album.When it comes to The Weeknd’s newest mixtape, Thursday, many music fans weren’t just thirsty for it – they were parched. The capsule collection and a limited edition 2-LP vinyl of the mixtape are available on The Weeknd’s official website. Thursday is out now on all streaming platforms. The 13-piece manga and anime-inspired collection include cut and sew garments spanning t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, jackets and hats, along with a collectible figure, a rug and three exclusive prints. Thursday’s release is accompanied by a capsule collection in collaboration with the Japanese artist MR., who works under the mentorship of Takashi Murakami.
#The weeknd thursday series#
The musically diverse tape explores themes of heartbreak, substance use and the rapper’s rising fame, after the preceding tape in the series put him on the radar of critics and expanded his fanbase beyond the Toronto rap scene. It’s the first time the mixtape is available in its entirety in its original format, as it was remastered ahead of its inclusion in the compilation album Trilogy, which also comprises revamped versions of his other 2011 mixtape releases House of Balloons and Echoes of Silence, as well as three additional songs.
0 kommentar(er)
