Selective listening | The Weeknd, Bon Enfant, Rosier

Every week, our music journalists add songs to the playlist of The Press on Spotify. Here are three recent tracks that are in our selection.

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The Weeknd, Dancing in the Flames

It’s the beginning of the end for The Weeknd. If Abel Tesfaye – his real name – follows through on his plan, his next album, Hurry Up Tomorrowwill be the last under his artist name. The album, which still does not have a release date, is also the last part of his third trilogy. The first extract, Dancing in the Flamesproduced by Max Martin and Oscar Holter, continues in the same vein asAfter Hours And Dawn FM with its 1980s-inspired synth-pop keyboards and electro-funk vibe. The lyrics evoke a relationship that could well be that between the Canadian singer and his fans. The Weeknd alludes to a final adventure that may be fatal, but which will nevertheless have a happy ending. The video, shot by Anton Tammi (Heartless, Blinding Lights) with an iPhone 16 Pro, ends with the arrival of two paramedics who see the artist’s inert body in the middle of the road in the rain.

Pascal LeBlanc, The Press

Good Child, Special request

After Trompe l’oeil In April, Bon Enfant just released another song from his third album which will be released in mid-October, Special requestwhich is also the title track. The super quintet is more rock than ever, a little psychedelic, slightly abrasive, completely feverish. The characteristic voice of the singer Daphné Brissette is still as feverish, but the strengths of each member are clearly audible, with the result being a concentration of irrepressible talent and raw energy. Honestly, I can’t wait for the next one.

Josée Lapointe, The Press

Rose bush, other forms

Four years after their captivating first album, the excellent folk-inspired group Rosier will be back in November with a second opus entitled She is still awake. The room other forms, which will be featured, is a very pretty introspective indie-pop song with a vaporous atmosphere. Listening to it, we immediately fall under the spell of Béatrix Méthé’s voice, but we also notice that the quintet from Lanaudière continues to explore old melodies by mixing them with contemporary sounds, to create a sound that is a little mystical, but above all unique.

Josée Lapointe, The Press