Though The Weeknd does attempt to make his music more upbeat in Starboy, he still includes a few tunes with that aforementioned mystery and gloom, especially with the two tracks on the album that feature Lana Del Rey - the queen of mystery and gloom. 22, following the announcement of the album and its accompanying artwork a day earlier. Starboy incorporates themes of the extravagance associated with the celebrity lifestyle, as well as discussing how the spotlight can make an entertainer fragile.Singles “Starboy” and “I Feel it Coming” feature electronic music duo Daft Punk that provide an easy listen to The Weeknd’s commonly mysterious melodies and lyrics. An example of this would be “Ordinary Life,” which epitomizes the sensual tone in Tesfaye’s music.Īside from the recurring erotic lyrics, Starboy features music that is radio and dance ready like ‘Rockin’” and “Secrets” which almost sound like a mixture of retro ’80s beats and modern EDM, ready to be remixed. The sexually explicit lyrics featured on the album continue to be a symbol for The Weeknd. The album’s lyrics continue to highlight The Weeknd’s life filled with lust, sex and money. He was still able to maintain his general style and tone.Īs a whole, the album shows similarities with The Weeknd’s hit single from his previous album, “Can’t Feel My Face” in that although it continues to be R&B, it has pop features that make the music easier to listen to. Those featured a sexy, alternative R&B vibe that remains in but with higher beats. Despite this, The Weeknd created an album different from his first few records: Trilogy and Kiss Land. With the drop of the lead single “Starboy,” listeners became weary as the song featured beats and melodies mostly associated with pop music. With Starboy, The Weeknd completely entered the mainstream, taking his fans by surprise with an upbeat album unlike ever before.
This album has gotten overall great reviews and will sure be worth the listen.With a new hairdo and without ex-girlfriend Bella Hadid at his side, The Weeknd released Starboy, an album that surpassed all expectations and revamped the genre of R&B after Beauty Behind the Madness. It is recommend by people all over to give his album a listen. But don’t get me wrong, I can totally see why it got such great reviews too there was some fun upbeat songs,” junior Tori Ly said. The song ‘Sidewalks’ featuring Kendrick Lamar just sounded way to0 auto-tuned in my opinion. I listened to the album and figured it just wasn’t for me. “In all honestly I am not a fan of The Weeknd. Many are just upset about how the soundtrack sounds overall, not just him.
My favorite song was probably ‘Starboy’ or ‘All I Know’ featuring Future,” sophomore Brittany Stanger said.Įven though The Weeknd’s album had gotten positive reviews and support, some still have different views of the album. “I was never really a fan of The Weeknd until I had heard his new album and it was truly good. With 175.2 million streams in a week to 209k albums sold Starboy is the third largest debut of 2016.
Overall his album has gotten great reviews and The Weeknd is well on his way to success. I was just amazed when I had heard his new album Starboy, “ junior Morgan Reinholdson said. “I have been listening to The Weeknd for years and honestly I didn’t think that he could top his last album. I have been listening to The Weeknd for years and honestly I didn’t think that he could top his last album…”