According to nme.com, The Weeknd has teased more new music with a mysterious video. The singer recently began teasing a new creative era back in July by sharing a snippet of new music in an Instagram post. Along with a cinematic video, the Canadian musician wrote a caption quoting German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: “When you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”

when you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you… pic.twitter.com/1qfmE7UMIG

— Abel Tesfaye (@theweeknd) July 23, 2024

And now, The Weeknd has released another video titled “Unprepared certainty.” The video clocks in at around three and a half minutes and it seems to share snippets of two songs. The first track, which employs grandiose arrangements, sees the artist chanting: “I’m all alone when it fades to black.”

As a whole, both songs give an insight into a musical shift The Weeknd has been working on as the instrumentation and the artist’s vocal performance explores a darker musical theme. Meanwhile, the second tune hints at an ambiguous force while accompanied by beautiful acoustic guitar playing. The artist sings: “You can change locations, you can change your name / They will always find a way.”

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