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'House of Balloons,' The Weeknd

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Mood-Setter Song: 'What You Need'

Last year, The Weeknd came out of relatively nowhere and released a trilogy of mixtapes that put him on year-end lists and the 2012 Coachella bill. Where had the Canadian R&B singer been hiding till now? Seemingly, under the covers with some ladies, as his lyrics on his debut mixtape, 'House of Balloons,' suggest. "Lemme taste the friction from your lips/ And I'ma love you girl/ The way you need ..." the 21-year-old sings on 'What You Need.' Things continue to get more mischievous on 'House of Balloons,' but The Weeknd's Sade-inspired delivery never fails in making the naughty feel oh so nice.