Echoes of Silence
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| Mixtape by The Weeknd | ||||
| Released | December 21, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | PBR&B | |||
| Length | 45:45 | |||
| Label | XO | |||
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Echoes of Silence is the third mixtape by Canadian recording 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 mixtape Thursday,[1] both released earlier the same year. The project is the final installment in the trilogy of free albums released by The Weeknd in 2011.[2][3]
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
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Blare |   [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10)[7] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Spin | (8/10)[10] |
| Sputnikmusic | [11] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[12] |
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. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "D.D." (Dirty Diana cover) | Michael Jackson | Illangelo | 4:35 | |
| 2. | "Montreal" |
| Illangelo | 4:10 | |
| 3. | "Outside" |
| Illangelo | 4:20 | |
| 4. | "XO / The Host" |
| Illangelo | 7:23 | |
| 5. | "Initiation" |
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4:20 | |
| 6. | "Same Old Song" |
| Illangelo | 5:12 | |
| 7. | "The Fall" |
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5:45 | |
| 8. | "Next" |
| Illangelo | 6:00 | |
| 9. | "Echoes of Silence" |
| Illangelo | 4:02 |
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/#!/theweekndxo/status/55373728741195776
- ↑ https://twitter.com/#!/Drake/status/149913627686739969
- ↑ "BLARE review".
- ↑ "CoS review".
- ↑ "Entertainment Weekly review".
- ↑ "Pitchfork review".
- ↑ "Rolling Stone review".
- ↑ "The Weeknd: Echoes of Silence".
- ↑ "Spin review".
- ↑ "The Weeknd: Echoes of Silence".
- ↑ Rytlewski, Evan (12 January 2012). "The Weeknd: Echoes of Silence". The A. V. Club.
- ↑ "Echoes of Silence Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands". Toronto Star, June 14, 2012.
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