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"Dawn FM" by The Weeknd

 Dawn FM - Album by The Weeknd | Spotify

Welcome Back to Thrak Attack! What's your adventure? Today's adventure takes to the smooth world of "Dawn FM", a fictional radio station created by The Weeknd. This is his 5th album and it diffidently feels like it! The album is much more mature sounding and sounds like a seasoned artist making art because he feels the need to and not an up and coming artist releasing an album to become famous. The Weeknd has made it! He performed at the Super Bowl two years ago, he's at a point where he can make music the way he wants to because it's been proven it works.

The album "Dawn FM" showcases The Weeknd's singing ability to it's fullest extent especially on tracks like "Gasoline" and "Starry Eyes". His voice is killer on most of the tracks and only a few times felt like they weren't up to the quality it usually is. Other music in the genre usually rely on vocal effects but rarely does he rely on this technique. No complaints about his voice or any of his guest artists such as Tyler, the Creator and Lil Wayne. 

The whole concept of this album is really where it shines! The idea of having this weird radio station playing this music is hilarious but also genius! Everyone once in a while there's a random commercial for the station and it always comes when you forget about it the most. There's even a commercial to a science fiction film on the track "Every Angel is Terrifying".

Overall this is an impressive album that feels like The Weeknd finally creating music the way he wants to, not to discredit his older work, and it pays off! It's an excellent start to 2022! 


The way I review albums is have an average of the songs on my enjoyment of them of 5 stars. Then I take that average and add on points for production, concept, musicianship, aesthetic, and overall feeling of the album. This album received a 3 star average and points for all other categories. I wasn't going to give it a point for overall feeling but on my second listen I enjoyed it much more. 


"Dawn FM" by The Weeknd gets 8 out 10 stars.

                       All the Best, Ross 

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