The Weeknd My Dear Melancholy

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[O]n his new release, MY DARK MELANCHOLY, his first release since 2016's overly slick STARBOY, he abjures uptempo glitz to delve deeper than ever into the bitterness of loss."
"[The album] finds The Weeknd returning to the darkened drug den sounds of his earlier work....There is a specificity to the album that makes it unique among The Weeknd's catalog..."
Billboard - "His emotional wails are sharper, the woozy synths rattle inside your brain even harder, and the lyrics are unabashedly horny. You're left hungry for more addictive despondency after just six tracks."
3 stars out of 5 -- "[H]is latest offering is tighter and more focused, with greater attention to detail. There is an evident willingness to experiment."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[T]he record's title and contents could also be interpreted as Tesfaye's sign of affection for the moody music that he made his name on -- a love letter to the aesthetic past he left behind."