Abel might have already told us how HUT will be, and no one is talking about it.
Remember when Dawn FM was about to drop, that Abel literally mentioned the concept of the radio station that guides you through purgatory?
Well, Abel mentioned something similar in his latest interview with variety. Quote: "This album feels almost like an opera to me,” he concludes, “this gothic, operatic finale to the trilogy.” This means, that we are going to be imersed into a new story. Maybe the story of the final odissey of The Weeknd, but in an opera concept.
So, an opera is divided in acts. In those acts, many of this elements can be seen.
Libretto: The text of the opera
- Musical score: The music of the opera
- Overture: A musical introduction without words
- Scenes: Divide the action based on particular events or characters
- Cadenza: An informal passage for a solo singer or musician to show off their skill
- Leitmotifs: Pieces of music associated with particular characters or ideas.
So, could it be possible that we see some of these elements in the album? a Big overture maybe? cadenzas being abel or a feature singing ?
As i said, operas are divided in acts. The purpose of acts is to divide the plot in different important sections. Operas usually have from 2 to 5 acts. The double album theory makes sense here, but.... WHAT IF THERE ARE 3 ACTS IN THIS ALBUM (3 Discs). Lets not forget, that HUT has been promoted also as an ODDISSEY. So, maybe we are going to see the Oddissey of the end of The Weeknd.
So maybe, my concept of the album could be something like this.
Disc 1 (First act): Abel, after the purgatory of DAWN FM, is now in the afterlife, but sees that he has the choice to go back to life, to being the Weeknd. And so his demons and past demons try to pull him down to Earth (or the AFTER HOURS arc). This could make sense for songs like Sao Paulo or Timeless.
BUT, here is the trick. He HAS ONE DAY TO DECIDE, because TOMORROW, his decision will be final.
Disc 2 (Second Act): Abel is shown the possibility of heaven, but with one consequence: He would go there but he would forget his life as The Weeknd, so he is unsure if that is what he wants, because he has been The Weeknd for so long. Maybe he is not really ready to let go this character. So we see him struggle with the decision. This could make sense for songs like take me back to LA, the Crowd maybe, wake me up.
Disc 3 (Third act): We see Abels decision, he decides that is actually time to let go The Weeknd, even tho if this kind of hurts him but he know its for the good. He is finally in peace with The Weeknd and ready to reborn in heaven, but as Abel. So the time for the finall call comes, the end of the day. He says "hurry up tomorrow" because his choice has been taken. and "In heaven everything is fine" because he knows he will be going there. This could be the gap for songs like runaway, Open Hearts, or dancing in the flames.
This is my theory, we will see a full opera. Maybe 7-8 songs per act, making it a 21-24 track album. It would be beautiful to see him retire with something like this. Let me know what do you think ! HUT