On Friday, the singer dropped “Blinding Lights,” the second single from his upcoming sixth studio album. The Midnight say the 80s had an "innocence that a lot of people yearn for" this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.
"The band are now preparing for the release of a new album later this year, which The Midnight's Tyler Lyle says represents their "strongest songs" to date. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. "The 80s throwback is perhaps at the peak of its influence right now and, as with anything in music, music critic Roisin O'Connor thinks that the sound could "peter out over the next year or so".
"We are trying to make music that feels authentic to us. The first time I heard blinding lights I was like wait this sounds like a song I've heard before. The Weeknd is back with “Blinding Lights,” his second release this week. On Friday, the singer dropped “Blinding Lights,” the second single from his upcoming sixth studio album. The track itself is heavily inspired by the disco and electronica which defined the decade's sound.
Took hours to figure out the name and finally someone realised it ... oh this sound so 80s dad: for me it sounds like take on me... me: wait a minute. “No, I can’t sleep until I feel your touch,” he sings.
The theme tune to Stranger Things is a perfect example of the typical sound that emerged from the 1980s
"When you have artists as big as The Weeknd and Dua Lipa doing it, you've reached your top levels.
I wouldn't be surprised if artists soon try exploring other avenues. "The 80s has always been a "significant music period" but the decade's influence" has "really stuck" this time round, according to the Independent's music correspondent Roisin O'Connor.Born in the 1990s, she remembers finding 80s music through film soundtracks such as Back To The Future. Hear The Weeknd's new '80s-sounding bop 'Blinding Lights'
Madonna found fame in the 1980s and created a look copied by millions. "Blinding Lights" is a song by Canadian singer The Weeknd that serves as the second single of his fourth studio album After Hours (2020).
Grammy-winning R&B superstar The Weeknd shines once again on “Blinding Lights,” his second single of 2019. Known as Synthwave, it's a style of electronic music that's defined the sound of 1980s film and game soundtracks. The new track, which dropped at midnight, is drenched in synth and has an ‘80s New Wave vibe about it. It was released on November 29, 2019, two days after the release of "Heartless".The Weeknd wrote and produced the song with producers Max Martin and Oscar Holter, with Belly and Jason Quenneville receiving additional writing credits.
"While The Midnight agree all music is cyclical, the current wave of 80s nostalgia might be because we "miss the simplicity of a different time". Prepare to hear Blinding Lights by The Weeknd like you’ve never heard it before. Comment below if there’s any other song you’d like to hear me sing on different levels.
"Relatives of George Floyd spoke at a rally to commemorate the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. These are external links and will open in a new window The ’80s-sounding disco song — which was first heard featuring in a new Mercedes-Benz ad — follows the release of the sexy, pulsing The new single hears The Weeknd sing about his desire for another over an uptempo dance beat. These are external links and will open in a new windowWith its lycra, leotards and sweatbands, the workout video for Dua Lipa's Physical is a camp and colourful homage to the TV exercise classes of the 80s.The track itself is heavily inspired by the disco and electronica which defined the decade's sound.Same goes for the biggest song in the world right now: The Weeknd's Blinding Lights, with its super synth-pop keyboard hook.The 1980s is inspiring pop music once again - and influencing artists who weren't even born then.Its sound can currently be found everywhere in mainstream pop - from Little Mix's It's perhaps most obvious throughout The Weeknd's After Hours, especially in the saxophone crescendo of In Your Eyes.