Label: XO/Republic

Release Date: September 10



The mystery is gone. The hype-storm has calmed. Three mixtapes and a vinyl re-release in, the man born Abel Tesfaye has gone from a strict policy of shielding his identity to sitting down with Complex for his first ever in-depth interview. And we couldn't be more excited to see what he has in store with his debut full-length, Kiss Land.

The album's title track was released a while back, all breathy vocals, Castlevania keys, and synths that sound like the noises your old TV made when you put your ear too close to the screen. It's just the sort of mood music for black nights we've come to expect from Tesfaye. If the rest of the album maintains that same feel of drunken confessions made underneath the glow of halogen lights, we could be looking at a new R&B classic. —Nathan Susman