On Jan. 31st, The Weekend released his newest album, “Hurry Up Tomorrow.” The album consists of 22 songs making up an hour’s worth of listening and following the success of his previous album, “After Hours,” released in 2020. This album set the stage for the beginning of 2025.

Fans and the media were more than thrilled to hear about the artist’s new release, as it had been a while since he had produced any music. However, the high expectations were sadly not met.  

Of his 22 songs, only six draw in his audience as the others are seemingly skippable. Many listeners would describe the album as skippable and an endless loop of the same songs. According to The Guardian, “it becomes fairly exhausting over an hour and a half.” The album is filled with an excessive amount of unnecessary music as there are only a few songs worth adding to the personal playlists. 

Many thought the album was all The Weekend was giving out this year, but he followed the release with an announcement stating his new tour. After much time away from the music industry, The Weekend has fans celebrating his reappearance in the music industry. 

The music in this album is similar to the previous albums he has released over the decades, albums which have become repetitive. Many songs sound similar to the last leaving nothing but efforts fallen short. The melody of each song sounds the same as the last with the same tone carried out through the duration of the album. The Weekend stays effortlessly consistent with making each song sound like it bleeds into the next. There was a large vacancy in this album, and each song’s melody felt either the same as the last or failed to ever reach a climax that left listeners in awe. 

Each song reaches for the audience’s satisfaction and the emotions of each listener, as all the songs are about heartbreak and the crave for pure love. 

While a vast majority of the songs bleed into the next, the idea of the music only fits well when played in the order he constructed, which sounds normal. However, not every listener intends to go song by song but rather shuffle their playlist, leaving this album to feel anticlimactic and repetitive. 

Some would argue that the music is some of the best he has released, bringing out an emotional experience for many listeners as the music speaks to situations that many have encountered. This album is a personal experience, one that is perceived differently by every listener, but that is the determination for many on whether this album was a success or something that should’ve been kept drafted.