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8.5
31161
8.5 |
Prefix
This time around, the music gets a little spacier, a little more ambiguous and a little braver. And it works
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8.3
30957
8.3 |
Beats Per Minute
Thankfully reasserts the elements of The Weeknd that made House Of Balloons so immediately compelling
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8.0
30894
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A well-accomplished step forward for The Weeknd, a musical project clearly not interested in resting on its laurels and already thinking about taking R’n'B to unexplored leftfield terrains
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8.0
30948
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The amount of control this kid has over his voice is no joke. He has mastered his upper register to the point of perfection; all the way to the point that when he pushes it to the limit, it’s all eyes on Abel, no-holds-barred
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8.0
31103
8.0 |
State
Original, daring and brilliant
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8.0
31435
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
More than on House of Balloons, the production is even more indebted to mid-'90s trip-hop, the songs are longer and more abstract, hooks and big choruses are less frequent
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8.0
32558
8.0 |
Q
His approach strikes as a note of wilful independence. Print edition only
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8.0
34562
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Yet another labor of love from The Weeknd, and it does not disappoint
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7.9
31121
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Pitchfork
Though there's less breathing space on Thursday, and fewer melodic hooks, it still feels of a piece with House of Balloons
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7.5
31679
7.5 |
A.V. Club
It’s a rare songwriter who can craft music that’s so repellent yet also so irresistible
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7.0
31045
7.0 |
BBC
Thursday isn’t the sequel to House of Balloons that some might have been hoping for – but it does make for a very worthy companion
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6.0
31311
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
The music is noirish and dour: beats that blip, click and boom; shuddering, undulating synths; falsetto vocals that drift over spooky minor chords
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6.0
31440
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
His project as a whole is almost faultlessly disciplined and expertly executed
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