The Weeknd has always been big on symbolism, too, and the most telling tip about his new music could be in his statement to Variety over the weekend. He also tends to bring in a few new collaborators on each album, and in addition to the duet partners above, he also has been working with avant-electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never, who came in toward the end of the “After Hours” sessions and has performed and recorded with him regularly over the past few months.
“I’m guilty of wanting to outdo my last album, but it’s never like, ‘I’ve got to do the same type of song.’ I’m so happy I’m not like that. “I might have another album ready to go by the time this quarantine is over,” he said. Each of his albums has represented a dramatic change from the one that preceded it, and as he told Rolling Stone last fall, the next one will probably be no exception.