Echoes of Silence

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Echoes of Silence
Mixtape by The Weeknd
Released December 21, 2011
Recorded 2011
Genre PBR&B, electronica, downtempo
Length 45:45
Label XO
Producer Illangelo, Clams Casino, DropxLife
The Weeknd chronology

Thursday
(2011)		 Echoes of Silence
(2011)		 Trilogy
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Blare [1]
Consequence of Sound [2]
The Needle Drop (8/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media (8.1/10)[4]
Rolling Stone [5]
Slant Magazine [6]
Spin (8/10)[7]
Sputnikmusic [8]
The A.V. Club B+[9]

Echoes of Silence is the third mixtape by Canadian artist, The Weeknd, released December 21, 2011 via his official website. The release follows his Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut release House of Balloons and his second album Thursday,[10] both released earlier the same year. The project is the final installment in the trilogy of free albums released by The Weeknd in 2011.[11][12]

The album was preceded by the release of the single, "Initiation". Long-time collaborator Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese returned to produce the bulk of the project, with other production contributions coming from Clams Casino and DropxLife of the XO crew. Rapper Juicy J contributes a short spoken-word interlude at the end of "Same Old Song".

Critical reception

Echoes of Silence received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics and fans, the album received an average score of 82, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[13]

The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize on June 14, 2012. This marks the second consecutive year The Weeknd has been nominated for the award.[14]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "D.D." (Dirty Diana cover)Michael JacksonIllangelo 4:35
2. "Montréal"  Abel Tesfaye, Carlo Montagnese, S. GainsbourgIllangelo 4:10
3. "Outside"  Tesfaye, Montagnese, A. Balshe, M. Follin, R. MattosIllangelo 4:20
4. "XO / The Host"  Tesfaye, MontagneseIllangelo 7:23
5. "Initiation"  Tesfaye, Montagnese, M. Wong, G. A. MuldrowDROPXLIFE, Illangelo 4:20
6. "Same Old Song"  Tesfaye, Montagnese, Jordan HoustonIllangelo 5:12
7. "The Fall"  Tesfaye, Mike Volpe, MontagneseClams Casino, Illangelo 5:45
8. "Next"  Tesfaye, Montagnese, WongIllangelo 6:00
9. "Echoes of Silence"  Tesfaye, MontagneseIllangelo 4:02

References

  1. ↑ "BLARE review". 
  2. ↑ "CoS review". 
  3. ↑ "The Needle Drop review". 
  4. ↑ "Pitchfork review". 
  5. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". 
  6. ↑ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/the-weeknd-echoes-of-silence/2708.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Spin review". 
  8. ↑ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/47257/The-Weeknd-Echoes-of-Silence/.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-weeknd-echoes-of-silence,67360/.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "The Weeknd - 'Echoes of Silence' Mixtape - TheNext2Shine.com - New R&B Music Video, R&B Soul News Interview, Emerging Undiscovered Unsigned Talent". Blog.thenext2shine.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11. 
  11. ↑ https://twitter.com/#!/theweekndxo/status/55373728741195776
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/#!/Drake/status/149913627686739969
  13. ↑ "Echoes of Silence Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-07-11. 
  14. ↑ "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands". Toronto Star, June 14, 2012.
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