Inferno Ascendant by Neural Forge Innovations
Hurry Up Tomorrow by The Weeknd
This is The Weeknd's 6th album since releasing his first in 2013. Four of those albums made it to number 1 on the US charts, the other two made it to number 2. He has been extremely successful and when you put this album on you immediately know it's The Weeknd. He has a sound. A sound that works very well for him and he sticks with it. There is variation in the sound, slight changes, enough to make it not get repetitive, but definitely a sound.
As much as a part of me wants to knock this album for it sounding so The Weeknd, I can't because it's a consistently solid album. No bad tracks, a few that really are hard to turn off and that gets us to a place where it's featured here on the Heath Post.
The one thing about The Weeknd that I find interesting is his ever dark moods. He makes electronic, R&B infused music that has a dark edge to it always. This particular album is 22 tracks and according to The Weeknd closes out a trilogy of albums with his last two: After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022). I will admit I was unaware that the first two albums were connected and certainly didn't know this was the finale of a trilogy. He has also said this may be his last album.
If you like The Weeknd, definitely give the album a listen. If you've never heard him before, well maybe should start with After Hours and do the trilogy. I have to admit now I'm curious to try and connect these albums.
