The Weeknd Just Previewed A New Song: Listen

Carl Williott | August 24, 2016 4:00 pm

At a time when people are becoming increasingly sensitive to the gaps between albums, The Weeknd is wasting no time. The Beauty Behind The Madness star just shared a snippet of a new song, presumably produced by Cashmere Cat.

And it sounds pretty wild. There’s a cascade of vocal layers, most of them processed and pitched beyond recognition, but a couple times during the 58-second snippet The Weeknd’s unadulterated voice cuts through. It almost sounds like what you’d get if you took The Weeknd’s gloomy gauze and peppered in just a touch of the PC Music sensibility.

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As for why it’s probably that Cashmere Cat collab, we’re going by the emoji clue. The singer used the same single emoji in this caption as he did for a photo of him in the studio with the Norwegian producer a couple weeks ago.

The Weeknd is also slated to be working on new music with Daft Punk.