The Weeknd takes a melancholy victory lap on ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
It’s been rumoured that this is Abel Tesfaye’s last album as The Weeknd, and life after death is at the core of Hurry Up Tomorrow. Building on a somber choral arrangement, the LP’s opening track “Wake Me Up” descends into a layered retro pop rhythm, declaring “No afterlife, no other side / I’m all alone when it fades to black.”