SchoolBoy Q and Jhene Aiko were supporting the shows. 2 on Billboard 200.įollowing the album's arrival, The Weeknd promoted it with his headlining "King of the Fall" tour in 2014. Praised by critics, the album landed at No. "Kiss Land" was both critical and commercial success. So when you hear the screams in the record and you hear all these horror references and you feel scared, listen to the music because I want you to feel what I'm feeling. "To me, it's the most terrifying thing ever. I don't know who I am right now and I'm doing all these outlandish things in these settings that I'm not familiar with." That's what Kiss Land is to me, an environment that's just honest fear. "A lot of it is inspired by filmmakers like John Carpenter, David Cronenberg, and Ridley Scott, because they know how to capture fear. It's a place I've never been to before that I'm very unfamiliar with," he said. When I think about Kiss Land, I think about a terrifying place. Just like House of Balloons symbolizes Toronto and my experiences there, but it's a world that I created. "Kiss Land symbolizes the tour life, but it's a world that I created in my head. It received positive reviews from music critics and spawned three singles the title track, "Belong to the World" and Drake-assisted "Live For". " Kiss Land", featuring sole guest Drake, entered Billboard Hot 200 at No. A compilation album " Trilogy" featuring songs from his mixtapes and some new songs were released later in a joint venture with his own imprint label XO.īut his first official debut didn't come out until 2013. He landed a spot at Coachella Music Festival in 2012, and a record deal with Republic soon followed. With his three mixtapes, he developed an enigmatic shadowy persona that set him apart from his competitors.Ģ012 became a bigger year for him. Both received glowing reviews from critics. Loaded with songs he crafted over the years, he dropped two more street albums " Thursday" and " Echoes of Silence" for free in the same year. His fans grew ever since and he dropped his first mixtape " The House of Balloons" in 2011 to a critical acclaim. Tesfaye worked on his music independently and performed from clubs to clubs, on the street and online until he finally got coverage from Rolling Stone, New York Times and other big publications. It was supposed to be The Weekend but got altered to avoid copyright issue with a Canadian band of the same name. He dropped out of high school at 17 and "left one weekend and never came home" with some of his friends. Born Abel Tesfaye in Scarborough, Ontario on February 16, 1990, he grew up listening to a variety of music genres, including soul, quiet storm, hip hop, funk, indie rock, and post-punk. He rose above other fellow newcomers with his rich expertise in music. The Weeknd was dubbed the songbird of his generation.
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