The Weeknd has officially unveiled Hurry Up Tomorrow, the grand finale to his acclaimed trilogy, following After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022). Released via XO/Republic Records, the album serves as both a reflective farewell and a testament to his evolution as an artist. With over 20 tracks, the project is ambitious, cinematic, and emotionally charged—exactly what fans have come to expect from the diamond-certified superstar.
One of Hurry Up Tomorrow’s greatest strengths is its cohesion. Despite its length, the album never drags, maintaining an impressive level of quality throughout. The Weeknd masterfully bridges the different sonic eras of his career, giving longtime fans a taste of everything from his early House of Balloons roots to the stadium-filling anthems of his Beauty Behind the Madness and After Hours days.
The opening stretch leans heavily into his pop-adjacent sound, with tracks like “Enjoy the Show” and “I Can’t Wait to Get There” evoking the infectious hooks and sleek production of his mid-2010s peak. These songs feel built for the massive venues he’ll soon be filling on tour with Playboi Carti, their expansive soundscapes practically begging to be belted out by thousands.
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Speaking of collaborations, Hurry Up Tomorrow boasts an impressive lineup of guests. Travis Scott and Future each bring their signature energy, with Future in particular channeling his HNDRXX-era melodic prowess. Meanwhile, the legendary Giorgio Moroder lends his synth-driven expertise, injecting a nostalgic yet futuristic pulse into the album’s DNA. Florence + The Machine and Lana Del Rey add an ethereal, almost haunting beauty to their respective contributions, balancing out the album’s darker, more brooding moments.
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Where the album truly excels is in its closing stretch, which serves as a love letter to the die-hard fans who have been following The Weeknd since his mysterious, mixtape days. The final songs tap directly into the atmospheric, moody essence of House of Balloons, even utilizing a transition that connects back to the opening of his debut project—a brilliant, full-circle moment that solidifies the trilogy’s thematic arc.
If Hurry Up Tomorrow is, in fact, the conclusion of The Weeknd’s career as we know it, it couldn’t be a more fitting sendoff. It encapsulates all the defining moments of his artistic journey—sultry R&B, chart-dominating pop, eerie synthwave, and raw vulnerability—while still pushing his sound forward. There are no misses here, only the final pieces of a puzzle that has been years in the making.
