Echoes of Silence
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Rating |
| Consequence of Sound |
    [1] |
| Pitchfork |
(8.1/10)[2] |
| The Needle Drop |
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| Rolling Stone |
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| Entertainment Weekly |
(B+)[5] |
| Spin |
         [6] |
| NOW |
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| BLARE |
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| Slant Magazine |
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| Sputnikmusic |
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Echoes of Silence is the third mixtape by Canadian artist, 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 album Thursday[11], both released earlier the same year. The project is the final installment in the trilogy of free albums released by The Weeknd in 2011.[12][13]
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".
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".[14]
[edit] Track listing
- All tracks produced by Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese except where noted.
| 1. |
"D.D." (cover of Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana") |
4:34 |
| 2. |
"Montreal" (incorporates France Gall's "Laisse tomber les filles") |
4:11 |
| 3. |
"Outside" |
4:19 |
| 4. |
"XO"/"The Host" |
7:24 |
| 5. |
"Initiation" (co-produced by DropxLife) |
4:21 |
| 6. |
"Same Old Song" (additional vocals by Juicy J) |
5:12 |
| 7. |
"The Fall" (co-produced by Clams Casino) |
5:46 |
| 8. |
"Next" |
6:02 |
| 9. |
"Echoes of Silence" |
4:00 |
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Total length:
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45:45[15] |
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