Simon Cowell discussed Zayn Malik’s exit from One Direction earlier this year on Saturday, November 14, saying he knew it would happen all along.
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There has already been speculation brewing as to what band members Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson will do while they are on their break.
In their five years together the group has sold more than 50 million records, have achieved a total of 91 number ones and performed to over 7.5 million fans worldwide.
This will also be the last album before One Direction’s extended 2016 hiatus.
While the folk songs’ rhythms and the ballads’ ridiculous lyrics on “Made in the A.M.” are hard to warm up to, the album is saved by lovable pop tracks and the increasingly routine soft rock music. Apparently, they wrote every song in the wee hours of the morning, so it seems their album title is appropriate.
Most importantly, Made in the A.M. shows that One Direction can turn out a successful and diverse LP, even without Malik’s signature falsetto croon, allowing the group to smoothly transition into its post-Zayn era. The result being, it is their best album to date. “Never Enough” arrives just in time to pick up the tempo, but I’m unsure if the 80s style production will hit Directioners the same way it will assuredly work for those over the age of twenty-five. “To be honest, I don’t know what sort of lifestyle I am used to”.
After losing bandmate, Zayn Malik, back in March the band has been admit that they are not going to be breaking up.
Notable tracks include “Drag Me Down” which you’ve definitely heard from its constant airplay. “I love love love the sound of this album (sic)”. Just ask U2 about that time they tried to give everybody an album for free. “Wolves”, nothing to say now but it’s going to be a more popular song. Fans are hoping that the band does not go the way of NSYNC, which announced a “temporary hiatus” in 2002, but ended up breaking up after Justin Timberlake left to pursue his solo career, according to USA TODAY.
“Obviously when you get the finished product, a voice that was there before isn’t there anymore, so obviously that’s different”, Harry Styles told People. Grab the tissues because you’re going to need the whole box. And on “Made in the A.M.” the group takes advantage of its nothing-to-lose position with a handful of cuts that feel even loosey-goosier than usual.
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Clearly showcasing a Fleetwood Mac influence, I’ll be honest, it took a few listens until I started feeling “What a Feeling” (no pun intended.) But once that hurdle was broken down, the good vibes came pouring in.
