Starboy Biography

Music has the ability to change a life, and growing up my father exposed me to all sorts of albums as we blasted them in our garage till late in the night. This period of my life showed me how to appreciate any song or album i had landed upon, and to bask in how well an artist could make all these sounds come together in one piece, even if the music wasn't what i was used to. When i took some time to listen to The fourth and newest album, “Starboy.” Immediately after I finished the album I instinctively wanted to grab my friends and chill out in my garage as this album played in the background. With new albums like Frank Ocean’s Blonde, Solange’s A Seat at the Table, and Alicia Keys’ Here being released, The Weeknd, or Abel Tesfaye was going to have to up the ante on his latest album to come out on top among these R&B stars. …show more content…
That being said, it’s always been hard to label The Weeknd as one genre such as R&B, especially with the new sound produced from this album, he's transformed into one of those artists who transcends any genre, creating a mix of sounds that almost anybody can enjoy, especially with the mix of people he has featured on the album, such as Lana Del Rey and Kendrick Lamar. Songs like “Starboy”, “Secrets”, and “Rockin'” are an instant mood booster, while “Sidewalks”, “Love to Lay”, and “Ordinary Life” make you want to go on a long drive in silence with somebody you love as these