The album commits a mortal pop sin: It’s kind of boring.
The album is the result of what happens when introverts discover the power of the guitar.
Abel Tesfaye is tired of the Weeknd, and after a while, you start to feel it too.
The unease running through the album is finally answered by the reward of love.
The album portrays the entertainment industry as a relentless, soul-crushing machine.
The singer’s first full-on rock album is as bracing as a bucket of cold water.
The album presents an artist learning to find strength in near-constant movement.
The album captures the feeling of looking at oneself through a distorted mirror.
The singer finds peace and quiet not in literal death, but in the death of love.
All of these videos tell us that it’s okay to want another person next to us.
While the music is big and hulking, the smaller details seem to have been glossed over.
Even when the AI takes over, the LP factories will still be churning out product.
Our list encompasses party anthems, multiple diss tracks, and honest reckonings with life’s myriad disappointments.
The singer battles ideas of what she thinks she wants with what her behaviors demonstrate.
The album serves as a devotional text—a shrine really—to sex and non-monogamy.
The singer attempts to illustrate how grim being a woman can be with mixed results.
The singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album is his most candid work to date.