Also playing at 5:15 on Sunday is Toronto based The Weeknd. It is mainly Abel Tesfaye, a Canadian of Ethiopian descent. The band came out of nowhere in 2011, posting their first album for free online. That first album barely lost out to "Suburbs" for the Polaris prize in Canada. It has garnered adoring praise from all the critics. I listened to it and must say it is very good, although kind of dark. This Pitchfork review sums it up pretty nicely. Some of it reminds me of Prince during his "Sign of the Times"/"Black Album" days. There's also some George Michael influence. Even more recently, some of it reminds me of Gayngs.
You're going to motherfucking love this song.
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