Dawn FM – LP: Standard Vinyl [Explicit]

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In the United Kingdom, Dawn FM debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with over 20,000 units, becoming the Weeknd's third number-one album. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics, who complimented its production and melodies. This part of my comment is gonna be very "old man yells at a cloud" but for a 35€ vinyl, I do think they could have done more with the packaging. You’ve been in the dark for way too long, it’s time to step into the light,” offers the opening title track, while its description of what awaits us in the hereafter (“now that all future plans have been postponed”) could just as easily be a description of the hedonistic nirvana of the dancefloor: “Soon you’ll be healed, forgiven and refreshed, free from all trauma, pain, guilt and shame – you may even forget your name.

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The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top ten in 21 other territories. Dawn FM was noted for incorporating a " psychedelic radio" aesthetic with existential themes, [32] similar to American experimental record producer Oneohtrix Point Never's album Magic Oneohtrix Point Never (2020), which the Weeknd appeared on and executive produced under his formal name. Interspersed with his real-life neighbor Jim Carrey playing a blissed-out radio DJ and parody commercials for the afterlife, Dawn FM takes the Weeknd on a literal death drive.

He then described the characters as "some people that are near and dear to me, some people that inspired my life as a child and some that inspire me now.

The Weeknd – Dawn FM (2022, Silver, Vinyl) - Discogs

So you’ll hear EDM, hip-hop and three other types of sounds in one song – and somehow, we make it work. Dawn FM marked the Weeknd's eighth top 10 entry and his first studio album since Kiss Land (2013) to debut at number two.

The one flaw in Dawn FM is that the imagery in the album’s opening tracks feels very well-worn: “I wrap my hands around your throat you love it when I always squeeze”; “It’s 5am, I’m nihilist”; “You’re offering yourself to me like a sacrifice”, etc, etc.