LISTEN: New Song by The Weeknd Entitled "Initiation"

For those keeping track, Toronto's futuristic, myserious R&B outfit The Weeknd (primarily the project of one Abel Tesfaye) released one of the year's best debuts with their House of Balloons mixtape. Then, they shared the news that two more mixtapes were on the way before the end of the year. Thursday was released in August, and Echoes of Silence is still on the way. A new track entitled "Initiation" was just posted, which you can hear below. No word yet on whether or not this is from Echoes of Silence, but considering two tracks were released in advance of Thursday, chances are likely this is a taste of what's to come.

Download The Weeknd's New Mixtape "Thursday"

Earlier this year, The Weeknd released a surprise hit with the House of Balloons mixtape. Not long after that, it was revealed that there were plans to release two more mixtapes before the end of the year, one titled Thursday and the other titled Echoes of Silence. With the buzz surrounding House of Balloons and The Weeknd's intentional shroud of mystery, anticipation for Thursday (and Echoes of Silence) has only grown over the past few months. In June, interest only skyrocketed after two new tracks surfaced: "The Birds (Part 1)" and "Rolling Stone" (both, we now know for sure, are off of Thursday).

LISTEN: "The Birds (Part 1)" & "Rolling Stone" - Two New Songs from The Weeknd

Back in March of this year, a mysterious singer/group called The Weeknd (yes, no "e") released the buzzed-about mixtape House of Balloons. Aside from the music's obvious strength, the release gained even more attention because, well, it was shrouded in a good bit of mystery. Not much was known about the project, which only intensified the seductive, atmospheric R&B that was contained on therein. The sound was dark, euphoric, amorous, and, needless to say, slick.