Album Review: Nobody Is Listening by ZAYN

Stripped back soundscapes and notes of yearning are the foundation of Zayn Malik's third studio album 'Nobody Is Listening'. The project - which follows 2018's 'Icarus Falls' - sees the former One Direction star grappling with musical maturity. Described as his "most personal project to date," the 11-track production seems to promise vulnerability and intimacy, and for the first few moments it appears to deliver exactly that.

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Amid the constant political turmoil that has shaken the foundations of American democracy, Zayn tweeted his phone number in an attempt to break the internet. Callers could listen to snippets of each track from the former One Direction star's latest solo album, just long enough to hear him breathe the words "fucking on the windowsill" and launch into his falsetto. Moments after hanging up, a text would appear--"yoo, Zayn here!"--offering the singer's alleged contact number and a promise to "stay in touch :-) x." The gimmick revealed a larger gambit: that in the middle of… all this, fans will still leap at the illusion of proximity to a pop star.

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