Clocking in at 14 tracks, the Weeknd’s fourth album bridges the two overarching eras that define his career to date: his early period as a shadowy, Cocteau Twins-sampling crooner, and his subsequent pivot to arena-ready (though no less profane) pop star. Pop stars like The Weeknd routinely put their stamps on the world.
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