He has so many different types of music tucked up his sleeve that he incorporates into his vision. “ Blinding Lights” is 2020’s best pop single, very ’80s-influenced, but it’s from an album that’s otherwise very introspective. It turned out he’d used the chorus of “Your Song” on a track called “ Scared to Live”-he was right, I was excited-but he’ll also sample the Smiths and Ethiopian singer Aster Aweke. He plays with personae in his music and presentation: on the After Hours cover, he’s dripping in blood you’re never sure if he’s singing about himself, or if he’s in character. He’s a mysterious figure in an era when mystery is rare in pop. He said I would be excited when I heard his new album, After Hours, but didn’t tell me why. This year, I met Abel Tesfaye, who performs as the Weeknd, at an Oscars party.
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