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Welcome to the megarate ceremony of The Weeknd's AFTER HOURS! 

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Ever since The Weeknd emerged in 2011 with the mysterious and mesmerizing House of Balloons, the Toronto native has kept us on our toes: There was a trio of druggy, lo-fi R&B mixtapes, the Top 40 cake-topper “Can’t Feel My Face,” and the glossy, Daft Punk-assisted rebirth that came with 2016’s Starboy. On After Hours, his fourth studio album, the singer returns to early-era Abel Tesfaye—the fragile falsetto, the smoky atmospheres, the whispered confessions. But here, they’re bolstered by some seriously brilliant beatmaking: muted, shuffling drum ’n’ bass (“Hardest to Love”), whistling sirens and staccato trap textures (“Escape From LA"), and flickers of French touch, warped dubstep, and Chicago drill that have been stretched and bent into abstractions. It’s as if Tesfaye spent the past four years scouring underground warehouse parties for rhythms that could make his low-lit R&B balladry feel hedonistic, thrilling, and alive (and the above statement he sent Apple Music about the album seems to confirm that). When the album does lift into moments of brightness, they’re downright radiant: “Scared to Live” is sweeping and sentimental, fit for the final scene in a romantic comedy, and “Blinding Lights”—a Max Martin-produced megahit boosted by a Mercedes-Benz commercial—is about as glitzy, glamorous, and gloriously ’80s as it gets.

Tracklist: 

1. Alone Again
2. Too Late
3. Hardest To Love
4. Scared To Live
5. Snowchild
6. Escape From L.A.
7. Heartless
8. Faith
9. Blinding Lights
10. In Your Eyes
11. Save Your Tears
12. Repeat After Me (Interlude)
13. After Hours
14. Until I Bleed Out

THE CEREMONY WILL START IN 15 MINUTES! 

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Hades

So soon? I didn't have time to send rates.:selena: The album isn't even out 2 weeks.

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2 minutes ago, Hades said:

So soon? I didn't have time to send rates.:selena: The album isn't even out 2 weeks.

You can still send the rates in 5 minutes? 

Sorry, I will finish all the megarates by 31st. Hibernation is coming! :legend:

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4 minutes ago, Hades said:

So soon? I didn't have time to send rates.:selena: The album isn't even out 2 weeks.

I sent mine quick af like 30 mins ago lmao I didnt think a rate would happen that soon - and rumour has it 3 new songs are dropping tonight

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1 minute ago, OBEY said:

I sent mine quick af like 30 mins ago lmao I didnt think a rate would happen that soon - and rumour has it 3 new songs are dropping tonight

3 new songs! OMG!!

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1 minute ago, OBEY said:

I sent mine quick af like 30 mins ago lmao I didnt think a rate would happen that soon - and rumour has it 3 new songs are dropping tonight

Sent right now. My lowest is a 6. Everything else slays.

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Just now, Trillion Reasons said:

@Aarghya I still can't understand if it's Gaga on your profile picture. 

That's GAGA! :legend:

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I can't remember any songs but Blinding Lights, Hardest To Love, After Hours and Heartless. :neyde:

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