âYou are now listening to 103.5 Dawn FM. Youâve been in the dark for way too long. Itâs time to walk into the light and accept your fate with open arms. Scared? Donât worry. Weâll be there to hold your hand and guide you through this painless transition. But whatâs the rush? Just relax and enjoy another hour of commercial âfree yourselfâ music on 103.5 Dawn FM. Tune in.â
The Weeknd's previous album After Hours was released right as the world was falling into the throes of the pandemic; after scrapping material that he felt was wallowing in the depression he was feeling at the time, Dawn FM arrives as a by-product ofâand answer toâthat turmoil. Here, he replaces woeful introspection with a bit of upbeat fantasyâthe result of creatively searching for a way out of the claustrophobic reality of the previous two years. With the experience of hosting and curating music for his very own MEMENTO MORI radio show on Apple Music as his guiding light, Dawn FM is crafted in a similar fashion, complete with a DJ to set the tone for the segments within. âItâs time to walk into the light and accept your fate with open arms,â the host, voiced by Jim Carrey, declares on the opening track. âScared? Don't worry.â
Indeed, there is nothing to fear. The Weeknd packs the first half with euphoric bursts that include the Swedish House Mafia-assisted âHow Do I Make You Love Me?â and âSacrifice.â On the back half, he moves into the more serene waters of âIs There Someone Else?â and âStarry Eyes.â Despite the somewhat morose album cover, which reflects what many feel like as they wade through the seemingly endless purgatory of a life dictated by a virus, heâs aiming for something akin to hope in all of this gloom.
The Weeknd's previous album After Hours was released right as the world was falling into the throes of the pandemic; after scrapping material that he felt was wallowing in the depression he was feeling at the time, Dawn FM arrives as a by-product ofâand answer toâthat turmoil. Here, he replaces woeful introspection with a bit of upbeat fantasyâthe result of creatively searching for a way out of the claustrophobic reality of the previous two years. With the experience of hosting and curating music for his very own MEMENTO MORI radio show on Apple Music as his guiding light, Dawn FM is crafted in a similar fashion, complete with a DJ to set the tone for the segments within. âItâs time to walk into the light and accept your fate with open arms,â the host, voiced by Jim Carrey, declares on the opening track. âScared? Don't worry.â
Indeed, there is nothing to fear. The Weeknd packs the first half with euphoric bursts that include the Swedish House Mafia-assisted âHow Do I Make You Love Me?â and âSacrifice.â On the back half, he moves into the more serene waters of âIs There Someone Else?â and âStarry Eyes.â Despite the somewhat morose album cover, which reflects what many feel like as they wade through the seemingly endless purgatory of a life dictated by a virus, heâs aiming for something akin to hope in all of this gloom.