![]() Having heard the song when it had come out, junior Asiana Thurn comments, “I like how ‘Pillowtalk’ sounds. While it’s mostly a song detailing the sense of rebellion when being with someone, the lyrics and beat are certainly catchy as Zayn repeats, “Nobody but you/ ‘body but me/ ‘body but us/ bodies together.” ![]() The first single released was “Pillowtalk” – stylized “PILLOWTALK” on the album – heavy-handed and powerful with strong synth, the song plays like a beckoning call, giving listeners a feel of what to expect from “the new Zayn”. Instead, Zayn adds a certain freshness to the genre with a characteristic boldness rather than smirking behind clever innuendos. With Zayn writing the lyrics, they admittedly aren’t particularly thought-provoking. Nonetheless, the album allowed Zayn an opportunity to write and sing however he wanted, without the rigid constraints of boy band tyranny. In comparison to One Direction, the themes of Mind of Mine are certainly more adult, an aspect that has some previous fans question his new direction. With an outsider status already in place while he was in the band, Zayn took no haste to quickly separate himself from both his former band mates and their sound. While most believed former band mate Harry Styles would be the one to undergo a solo career first, it was actually Malik, shockingly enough. Looking back on the boy band line-up, it had always seemed Malik kept a sense of indifference about the whole ordeal, which is what strangely made him stand out. The album as a whole plays with a hazy, seamless quality to it, giving the impression that the songs came from “one person’s mind.” Other than the beginning of a new solo career, the release date also signifies something else: the date Malik had left One Direction. Released March 25 of this year under the mononymous “Zayn”, his debut album Mind of Mine pulls influence from a multitude of genres such as classical, soft rock, and electronic, but maintains an overall genre of alternative R&B with a few pop elements infused. From a teenage pop heartthrob in the early 2010s to an R&B solo artist met with praise and success, Zayn Malik’s transformation into an independent musician has captured the interest of past fans and curious onlookers alike.
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