The Weeknd Dawn FM [4/29]

4 stars out of 5 -- "Thankfully, on his fifth album, DAWN FM, the Weeknd focuses those interstellar ambitions to anoint us with the most enchanting music to the portal through purgatory."
"DAWN FM isn't just one of 2022's best albums; it also displays The Weeknd's innovative approach to pop construction."
"DAWN FM is a celebration of the synth, blending the electro-R&B that's made the Weeknd a playlist staple with sounds borrowed from chilly New Wave, club-ready freestyle, and gooey soft-synth rock, as well as his own acid-tipped worldview."
Billboard - "Tesfaye grapples with the comfort he finds in hedonism and his desires to turn over a new leaf and embrace a less nihilistic way of life -- a thread that has always run constant through the pop/R&B star's work."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he album is a coherent, cool cruise through dark synth-pop, pulling its references from the '80s..."
Pitchfork (Website) - "Conceptualized around listening to a retro-pop radio station in purgatory, Abel Tesfaye's fifth album is the most thoughtful, melodic, and revealing project of his career."
Clash (Magazine) - "'Don't Break My Heart' features some great vocal rhythms from Tesfaye in his plea for his lover to not break his heart....This transitions into the despondent 'Less Than Zero', an album highlight worthy to be the next single."