THE WEEKND-KISS LAND (SEAGLASS VINYL)

Credited as primary performer and executive producer, The Weeknd's debut, Kiss Land, propelled him towards the spotlight, garnering critical acclaim and rapid stardom. The project was a mixture of modern R&B, club anthems, sultry croons, and clean falsettos. It also has moments of insight and candor; The Weeknd's lyrical acumen allows him to starkly drift between aggressive intimacy, addiction, and vulnerability, leading to complex chaos in a modern world reflected in tiny, tightly strewn, modern love joints.

While the Weeknd went on to create even larger projects accumulating wider acclaim, eventually working with Lana Del Rey, Future, Travis Scott, and Kendrick Lamar to name a few, Kiss Land is a standout starting point to an avalanche of enormously celebrated success that was to come.