Coachella # 49 -- The Weeknd

The Weeknd :: The Knowing



The Weeknd :: High For This

A perfect opener.



The Weeknd :: What You Need (Unofficial)



Super Excited for the Weeknd. Probably the artist I'm looking forward to seeing most at Coachella. They follow, and champion, this recent trend of revealing the emotional sacrifice required to thrive in the party lifestyle. This trend is also displayed on Kanye's My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy.
The Weeknd represents the darker side of R&B, depicting not only the trysts in the champagne room, but highlighting the hangover afterwards, the lonliness of the come down, the unapologetic hedonism and the collateral damage that results. Even their name reflects this subject, suggesting that they have become weakened by the weekend. Whether they mean physically weakened or morally weakened is for them to know. Also noteworthy, The Weeknd released all three of their albums (House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence) to download for free at their website here.

Dig the crazy video for "The Knowing". Shot in Jankyvision the video is raw and creative and wicked and absolutely brilliant.