Malik sings, “My brain lives with cannabis/Can I resist the dark abyss/Leave a mark on this with no start, just exist”, using the back and forth of the broody rhythm to express a myriad of themes, including sensuality and smoking. The first, “Calamity,” is in the form of a spoken-word poem. Nobody Is Listening contains a total of 11 tracks. The faces further depict the emotions the album invokes: that of being lost in a crowd and desperately trying to be heard. By crowding the front of the cover with intensely blank faces set upon a dark background, the art creates the feeling of a dark sense of solitude even among a crowd. Designed by the musician himself, it is inspired by a unique expressionist style of graffiti. The title of this third album Nobody Is Listening says it all: He is wondering if anybody is still listening to him.Īlthough the title of the album alone manages to convey Malik’s message effectively, the album’s cover is a breathtaking addition to the theme. After his departure from the famous boy band, listeners wondered if Malik’s post 1D life would fulfil his apparent expectations. Zayn kicks off the new year with his third solo album. Since then, he has released two albums, Mind of Mine (2016) and Icarus Fall (2018). It is like he just started making music and has little prior knowledge.Zayn Malik was the first to leave One Direction to pursue a solo career in 2015. The vocals do not go with the music at all in the rest of the songs, and compared to his past career with One Direction, he is an amateur. Zayn’s voice is terrible in the other songs as well. The rest of the songs are not worth mentioning because they are indescribably bad. The idea of it has no correlation to the lyrics either, but at least he sang the song in the music video. The video seems like it was a low budget production. “Vibez” also has a music video that is horrible. He sings well in this song and the music is more energizing than the other songs. The second and only other good song in the album is called “Vibez.” “Vibez” is about love as well and shows the talent of his vocals like in “Better.” The song gives off a relaxing feeling that puts you in a focused mood. He barely sings in the video, and the storyline of the video does not connect with the lyrics on the song. The song is great however, the music video is terrible. He sings about love in this song, and the vocals are an improvement compared to the other songs. The next song in the album is called “Better,” and it is the best song in the album.
His singing is not superb in this song, and it is repetitive all he is talking about is how he is in a state of calamity. The first song is called “Calamity” and is the only rap song in the album. Doing these sneak peeks and early releases was a smart move in order to maximize the hype for his new album.Īny hype that was given is unnecessary because Zayn does not deserve it. Now, if you call the number, it says the line is busy. If you called the number, it would play bits of the song that correlated with the number in the album. 11, he tweeted the number +1 (323)-991-ZAYN on his twitter. Just days before the album came out on Jan.
He also released the two music videos for those songs before the full album was released. There is nothing extraordinary about this album, and it could have just as easily been produced by an amateur.īefore the album was released, Zayn released the songs “Better” and “Vibez,” as sneak peeks to the upcoming album. The album is listed as pop but has a very R&B vibe to it. Most of the songs are explicit and depression based. The album consists of songs about how he is in love, smokes and is in a calamity. Malik has left his fans waiting a long time, as he released his work on Jan. This past week former member of One Direction, Zayn Malik, released a new pop album called “Nobody Is Listening.” The album consists of 11 songs and is a total of 36 minutes long.