What does Dawn FM symbolize?

Dawn FM is a concept album that underscores helplessness as only a mindset. It’s a character’s journey through the phases of purgatory, and the eventual acceptance of one’s state of being.

Who is on the weekends album cover?

The album is the follow-up to 2020’s After Hours and is out this Friday, January 7. The artwork, seen below, features a drastically aged Abel Tesfaye, complete with gray hair and beard.

What aesthetic is Dawn FM?

Dawn FM is a psychedelicradio aesthetic with existential themes.

Why did The Weeknd dress up as an old man?

He hasn’t explained explicitly, but nuggets on the album give hints. Voice-overs from Carrey confirm much of this album is about death—seeing a light at the end of your time on earth and walking toward it. It’s possible that, with this album cover, The Weeknd is portraying himself at the end of his own life.