As The Weeknd has skyrocketed from a shrouded, intoxicated R&B genius to a Max Martin-powered, Michael Jackson reincarnate, the same question continues to arise: Will Abel Tesfaye ever drop off a project as earth-shattering as House Of Balloons? After the initial pair of singles off his forthcoming album, After Hours, were released, the answer was a swift "no". Now that the title track has arrived, however, we are seeing more potential in his project than before. "After Hours" feels like an evolved version of the creepy, cinematic ideas presented on Kiss Land married with the dark pop hooks that cemented Tesfaye as a pop enigma on Beauty Behind The Madness. Translation: You should tune in.
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