[NPR] Remember when everyone was super stoked on The Weeknd’s mystery-shrouded mixtape, House of Balloons? Hell, it’s hard not to; the thing only came out a couple years ago. But then Abel Tesfaye fired off two other full-lengths, leading some to think he’s a self-made superstar and others to worry about the Internet-compounded law of diminishing returns.
Well here’s the dark prince of decadence’s first proper album, Kiss Land, which hits shops next Tuesday, features a guest appearance from Drake, and appears to be heavily influenced—imagery wise, at least—by the lavish neon lights and secret-stacking skyscrapers of Tokyo…
