Echoes of Silence is the third mixtape by Canadian recording artist The Weeknd, released December 21, 2011 via his official website. The release follows his Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut release House of Balloons and his second mixtape Thursday, both released earlier the same year. The project is the final installment in the trilogy of free albums released by The Weeknd in 2011.The album was preceded by the release of the single, "Initiation".