Tesfaye avoided participating in interviews and chose to communicate through Twitter after the album was released. Tesfaye also chose to communicate through Twitter before releasing his second mixtape "Thursday", which was released on August 18, 2011. It was produced by Doc McKinney and IIIangelo, just like "House of Balloons" was, and features Drake in one song. Tesfaye's third mixtape "Echoes of Silence" was released on December 21, 2011, a year after his debut singles. It also received positive reviews from Pitchfork, Billboard, and other websites.