Echoes of Silence
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Mixtape by The Weeknd | ||||
Released | December 21, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Length | 45:45 | |||
Label | XO | |||
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Echoes of Silence is the third mixtape by Canadian singer The Weeknd, released December 21, 2011 via his official website. The release follows his Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut release House of Balloons and his second mixtape Thursday,[1] both released earlier the same year. The project is the final installment in the trilogy of free albums released by The Weeknd in 2011.[2][3]
The album was preceded by the release of the single, "Initiation". Long-time collaborator Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese returned to produce the bulk of the project, with other production contributions coming from Clams Casino and DropxLife of the XO crew. Rapper Juicy J contributes a short spoken-word interlude at the end of "Same Old Song".
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Blare | [4] |
Consequence of Sound | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[6] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10)[7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Spin | (8/10)[10] |
Sputnikmusic | [11] |
The A.V. Club | B+[12] |
Echoes of Silence received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics and fans, the album received an average score of 82, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[13]
The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize on June 14, 2012. This marks the second consecutive year The Weeknd has been nominated for the award.[14]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "D.D." (Dirty Diana cover) | Michael Jackson | Illangelo | 4:35 |
2. | "Montreal" |
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Illangelo | 4:10 |
3. | "Outside" |
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Illangelo | 4:20 |
4. | "XO / The Host" |
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Illangelo | 7:23 |
5. | "Initiation" |
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4:20 |
6. | "Same Old Song" |
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Illangelo | 5:12 |
7. | "The Fall" |
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5:45 | |
8. | "Next" |
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Illangelo | 6:00 |
9. | "Echoes of Silence" |
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Illangelo | 4:02 |
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- ↑ "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands". Toronto Star, June 14, 2012.