“Echoes of Silence” immediately stands as another accomplishment for the Weeknd, a name that will likely be on everyone’s lips in 2012. As much as an artist who has put out three full albums in less than a year can possibly mature, Tesfaye’s growth as a lyricist has begun to match his production expertise and wildly talented vocal skills. “Initiation” describes a terrifying scene of drugs and sex but saves its most salacious parts for the listener’s imagination, and “The Fall” (“I ain’t scared of the fall/ I’ve felt the ground before,” Tesfaye sings on the hook) is desperate without being disgusting. However, the Weeknd has begun conveying his emotional devastation without resorting to direct, graphic declarations. Lyrically, Tesfaye remains destructive, angry and utterly fascinating, still waxing poetic about a lonely, intoxicated party life. ![]() Young Jeezy’s ‘TM103’: Track-By-Track Review Tesfaye is learning when to take risks and learning when to just let his breathtaking pipes shine, and that balance creates a cohesive 9-track product. “Echoes of Silence” essentially draws upon the strengths of both albums: tracks like “Next” and “Same Old Song” are straightforward and seductive, while “Initiation” and “Montreal” take detours with the use of vocal distortion and multi-lingual depression. ![]() While “Balloons” was built around dark, dangerous hooks and subtly crafted beats, “Thursday” was more experimental, pushing its production into more complex territories and tinkering with Abel Tesfaye’s song structures.
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