• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jan 7, 2022
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8.9

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  1. Jan 10, 2022
    1
    I think he can do better than that, the best thing in this album is the transition and the song “ take my breath “ the rest are expected and similar to his previous album “ after hours “ , he just copy the 80s sound and just stuck in this sound, if you want to make music don’t repeat the past and do something different than the others , be unique
  2. Jan 8, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Acting a bit like After Hours' little and more experimental sister, Dawn FM features a breathtaking production and an absolute stellar concept, driving down the highway around 4 am off to the soundtrack of random radio stations … but, most parts are total road-kill. Precisely, the entire first half of Dawn FM, and others. Thankfully, from Out of Time to the exquisite Starry Eyes, we are served with excellence that saves the face of Dawn FM, a rather hit or miss station. Expand
  3. Feb 3, 2022
    10
    The Weeknd has matured, and Dawn FM is his masterpiece, something of tremendous quality, where it makes us wonder if if we lived through the years now, these would be the most played songs of the moment.
  4. Jan 7, 2022
    6
    Priemerný album priemerného interpreta. Texty ešte ujdú, ale po hudobnej stránke je to šedý priemer.
  5. Jan 7, 2022
    6
    On Dawn FM, The Weeknd does what he does best. And it works. It's nicely polished, well produced. But it's more of the same and he's becoming a bit of a one trick pony.
  6. Jan 13, 2022
    6
    Nothing new here. I can see The Weekend repeat himself over and over. He can do better.
  7. Jan 7, 2022
    5
    Dawn Fm sounds great.. but it's just more of the same and some songs don't even stand out.
    The flow is great but at the same time becomes stale and boring. Expected better since his last album was almost perfect.
  8. Jan 8, 2022
    10
    Amazing! The best Weeknd Album till now. XOTWOD always!!! This is a nightmare for Grammys
  9. Jan 8, 2022
    2
    It was like hearing Take My Breath in different but similar fonts. Although kept his recurring theme of sex, hookup culture, and commitment issues through lyrics, the audios did not connect with the lyrics. The use of pop beats is a good approach from The Weeknd, but the lack of versatility is what made it predictable and hard to keep me entertained.
  10. Jan 9, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm gonna start this with the fact I'm a fan of 80's synth music, vapourwave music and the weeknd but, this is not good let alone like how people are talking about it. Can you enjoy it? Yes but the ideas it display aren't done well especially in the lyrics, the production makes it not uncommon to think that your music is on shuffle or loop and there's albums much better. With similar ideas (DAMN. By Kendrick Lamar for life and death/reflecting on life and other weeknd albums for the other concepts [drugs, love, sex, etc...] for example) and production (anything by whitewoods, IGOR by Tyler, the creator some songs off swimming by Mac Miller) Expand
  11. Jan 9, 2022
    3
    Siento que se está sobrevalorando demasiado este album. Le daría menor puntuación …
  12. Feb 5, 2022
    0
    This **** is so boring its the weeknd but with less energy it’s just so disappointing to see the man who carried 2020
  13. Feb 22, 2022
    3
    The music doesn't speak to me and the topics are quite trite. I wish this wouldn't be promoted as much.
  14. Mar 14, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Make better music + sound same as hisl ast album,overrated artist rn....... Expand
  15. Jan 20, 2022
    8
    another good album from Weekend, nice beats, lyrics, dark and twisted, but reminds me of Daft Punk stuff
  16. Jan 8, 2022
    6
    I appreciate what he's trying to do with the concept and I like the interludes. But the songs here just aren't his best. I don't see myself going back to the majority of these tracks. As a whole, it's just alright. But I wish he'd take more risks and switch up his sound a little more. These 80s synths start sounding the same after a while.
  17. Jan 10, 2022
    8
    This is a good album, if a tiny bit overrated.

    In many ways, this is his mid-life crisis record. He's in his early thirties and death is on his mind. His priorities seem to have changed from his earlier efforts. He's searching for some sort of future. Throughout the album, the narrator, an ethereal radio host voiced by Jim Carrey, seems to be guiding you towards a purgatorial state.
    This is a good album, if a tiny bit overrated.

    In many ways, this is his mid-life crisis record. He's in his early thirties and death is on his mind. His priorities seem to have changed from his earlier efforts. He's searching for some sort of future. Throughout the album, the narrator, an ethereal radio host voiced by Jim Carrey, seems to be guiding you towards a purgatorial state. Even the cover drips with morbidity.

    While After Hours was more thematically cohesive, this album is more sonically cohesive. From a production standpoint, The Weeknd completely nails the aesthetic he was going for. It's pure 80's synth pop that wouldn't sound out of place as a radio station in GTA: Vice City.

    My only issue, is while the production is excellent across the board, some of the hooks fell flat for me. There's a lot of skips, but it's still technically excellent. Lots of the tracks I didn't care for were other peoples' favorites

    Worth a listen, especially for 80's fans
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  18. Jan 7, 2022
    7
    Remember the 1982 movie, Creepshow? Remember all the “fun, scary ‘80s synth music”? Well this is that, but done by The Weeknd.
  19. Jan 8, 2022
    9
    I do believe he is putting out what the people want and his ability to help us escape is encapsulated on this brilliant capsule that’s only questionable flaw in my opinion is 1-2 songs long but in saying that he made sacrifices here. If you listen very closely there are hidden nods to many artists without saying their name
  20. Jan 7, 2022
    8
    Sonically pleasant. Thematically cohesive.
  21. Jan 16, 2022
    4
    El álbum lo sentí repetitivo, lento y cringe el hacerlo como un programa radial, aún así 4 de 10
  22. Jan 12, 2022
    10
    His best work since Trilogy. Faultless production and great vocals. Every synth/disco beat is done perfectly. If MJ was born later, this is the kind of album he'd be making right now. Less Than Zero, Sacrifice and HDIMYLM are stand out tracks. I predict this as the best album of 2022.
  23. Jan 8, 2022
    10
    Album magnífico, em cada faixa temos um hit diferente. As referências pop dos anos 80 é a melhor coisa que temos no Dawn FM, Abel iniciou 2022 com chave de ouro.
  24. Jan 7, 2022
    9
    eclectic, versatile, frenetic, energetic, danceable, modern and sophisticated, all the songs have been synchronized and seamlessly connect to each other, like a modern contemporary symphony
  25. Jan 8, 2022
    10
    The Weeknd confirmed his hitmaker status. An incredible vibe album. 10/10 Brilliant
  26. Feb 7, 2022
    10
    Easily my favourite album of the weeknd so far. This is what music is all about. Enjoyed each and every song, great concept.
  27. Jan 30, 2022
    8
    Original concept that is very consistently pushed through the whole album without feeling forced or distracting from the actual music. Subject matter is very current. It's Abel so we know he can sing, but during the Starboy era, that whole rebrand felt incomplete, but this 80s Abel that started around Heartless. Man is it a sound and clear direction.
  28. Jan 7, 2022
    10
    The Weeknd só orgulha quem é fã de pop com esses ótimos álbuns que sempre reverenciam as lendas da música como Michael Jackson, Daft Punk e até mesmo Depeche Mode (neste último). Não merece nada que não seja ótimas resenhas.
  29. Jan 8, 2022
    10
    An absolutely surreal musical experience which gets better and better with every listen.
  30. Oct 5, 2022
    9
    As someone who disliked After Hours, I was scared for this, but The Weeknd did that. A cohesive album that is inspired by retro music. Another amazing project by this amazing artist. I disliked the spoken intros/ outros but I understand that it was supposed to be like a radio program.
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88

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
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  1. Jan 24, 2022
    80
    It's invigorating, vulnerable and, at times, uncomfortably raw.
  2. Jan 18, 2022
    80
    Musically, Dawn FM mirrors Tesfaye’s disquiet, its buffed electronic sheen ruptured by moments of discord, as when ballad Starry Eyes teeters on the brink of implosion. It’s a state that Tesfaye seems to relish, with often stunning results.
  3. Jan 14, 2022
    76
    The Canadian megastar avoids the pitfalls of cheap, nostalgia bait by earnestly repurposing and breathing life into deep cuts from a bygone era.