The Weeknd became one of the 21st century’s best-known musicians with songs that blended R&B with New Wave and synth-pop, animated by his grim view on the high life. Digging further into his catalogue reveals how he refined his early work—which included stretched-out musings on hedonism like the glittery “The Party & the After Party” and the chilling “Kiss Land”—into albums that would generate world-dominating pop gems.