Thursday (mixtape)

Thursday
Mixtape by The Weeknd
Released August 18, 2011
Genre R&B
Length 50:21
Label XO
Producer Doc McKinney, Illangelo
The Weeknd chronology
House of Balloons
(2011)		 Thursday
(2011)		 "Echoes of Silence"
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Blare [1]
Consequence of Sound [2]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10)[3]
Rolling Stone [4]
Slant Magazine [5]
Sputnikmusic [6]

Thursday is the second mixtape of Canadian artist, The Weeknd, released August 18, 2011 via his official website. The release follows his critically acclaimed, Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut release House of Balloons earlier the same year. As with his previous works, production for Thursday was handled by Canadian producers Doc McKinney and Illangelo. Buzz singles "Rolling Stone" and "The Birds Part 1" preceded the album's release. Canadian rapper Drake contributes guest vocals to track "The Zone". The mixtape's production is a experiemental mix of downtempo, dubstep, hip hop, rock, and reggae influences and sounds. Thursday received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Lonely Star"   5:49
2. "Life of the Party"   4:57
3. "Thursday"   5:20
4. "The Zone" (featuring Drake) 6:58
5. "The Birds Part 1"   3:34
6. "The Birds Part 2"   5:51
7. "Gone"   8:06
8. "Rolling Stone"   3:51
9. "Heaven or Las Vegas"   5:57
Total length:
 50:21

Samples

References

  1. ^ Khan, Joshua (21 August 2011). "REVIEW: The Weeknd - "Thursday"". Toronto: BLARE Magazine. http://blaremagazine.com/2011/08/21/review-the-weeknd-thursday. Retrieved 2011-08-21. 
  2. ^ "CoS review". http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/08/album-review-the-weeknd-thursday/. 
  3. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15754-thursday/. 
  4. ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/thursday-20110830. 
  5. ^ "Slant review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/the-weeknd-thursday/2606. 
  6. ^ "Sputnik review". http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/45241/The-Weeknd-Thursday/. 

External links

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