The Weeknd's Dawn FM

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🗓️ 13 January 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The Weeknd's album After Hours was one of the biggest hits of 2020, and now the elusive artist is back. He's had a decade of massive highlights from "Blinding Lights" to last year's Super Bowl Halftime Show. His new album is Dawn FM, and it's a set of sleek synth-pop songs with assists from Oneohtrix Point Never and comedian Jim Carrey.

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0:00.0	The Weekends album After Hours was one of the biggest hits of 2020.
0:09.4	Now he's back with a new record called Dawn FM.
0:13.1	It's a set of sleek synth pop songs with guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Tyler the
0:17.9	creator, WannaTricks Point Never, and Jim Carrey.
0:21.7	I'm Stephen Thompson and today we're talking about The Weekend on Pop Culture Happy Hour
0:25.9	from NPR.
0:55.9	The record setting chart-topper blinding lights as well as a well-received headlining performance
1:02.4	in last year's Super Bowl halftime show.
1:05.4	Dawn FM's release is a bit of a surprise it was announced just a few days before it came
1:09.4	out last Friday, but it is a fully formed concept album built around an otherworldly radio
1:15.4	station with a DJ voiced by Jim Carrey.
1:18.4	You are now listening to 103.5 Dawn FM.
1:22.8	You've been in the dark for way too long.
1:25.0	It's time to walk into the light and accept your fate with open arms.
1:28.9	Scared?
1:29.9	Don't worry.
1:30.9	We'll be there to hold your hand and guide you through this painless transition.
1:35.3	Sonically these songs draw on 40 years worth of impeccably stylish synth pop and R&B.
1:40.8	Keanu, you've been following The Weekend since the beginning of his career.
1:43.8	What do you think of Dawn FM?
1:45.2	As you said, I've been listening to The Weekend for a great deal of time and this is not
1:49.7	The Weekend from 2011.
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