One Direction - is this a legit new threat wrt to a new boy band invasion? y/n

Matt Healy certainly seems to think it's valid

http://www.mtv.com/news/2737946/matt-healy-one-direction-rip-off-1975/

(like, yes, I also find the canonization among critics of the unctuous dude yacht rock hit axis of pop -- maroon 5, charlie puth, shawn mendes, etc. -- very frustrating, particularly since there are literal hundreds of women in pop/alt-pop making better music. but The 1975 and One Direction have a lot of actual connections, they're not some arbitrary indie band with 100 bandcamp plays.)

s/hit/shit, although unfortunately they are all hits as well

did anyone hear zayn's new album?

lol i was surprised when it seemed like the zayn album came out of nowhere but i guess even the diehards have moved on since it completely flopped - chart peak of 77 in the UK and 61 in the US

yeah, I didn't payed much attention to it.
only listened to it once. i think it's possible for it to have a couple of ok songs, but the album is so so long that i just got tired and gave up.

It's weird, I still love 1D but don't have any interest in their solo material. The closest I come is NIAL, fergodssake

i enjoy niall and harry's solo songs.
saw niall live last year and it was pretty great.

genuinely curious to see what harry does next

i bet i'll like 60 percent of the zayn album but have been too tired to try lol

did anyone hear zayn's new album?

― Nourry, Monday, January 14, 2019 9:29 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

No, but I noticed he's currently modelling for Philippine clothing brand Penshoppe ...

this is my sexual "nightmare":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NZvM1918_E

this is his best solo song yet? imo

i think so, too.

this is pretty nice, i really like the balearic vibe, but i wish it was longer

album cover of the year

i support this message.

I don’t understand but I want to

I absolutely adore this single.

the talk about the cover made me listen to it again, and yes

it's very "waves (kacey musgraves remix)"

disappointed to report that the d*plo remix of niall's latest single is a significant improvement upon the original

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVKxjto88Vk

I am embarrassed anew each time I remember when I made this thread, esp now that I'm a fan of their latter albums and some of the solo (Niall and Harry, mostly). Terrible wording in trying to predict whether they'd actually crossover in the States or not.

i'm just going to go out on a limb and predict that many of the ppl expecting a Great Album to precipitate based on "lights up" will be disappointed (except the diehard stans who're gonna love it regardless obv)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-x3uD5z1bQ

i don't have any expectations with harry styles so two pleasant singles so far has been a nice surprise

“sign of the times” - one of the best songs of the decade

i think he was just on snl

hosting and performing

Niall released his second solo album, which I still have to listen, but I'm enjoying this Tears for Fears rip-off, although I prefer when he's doing songs a la fleetwood mac. and he's a cutie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4L3EQ6ljcU

there's some amazing songs on the album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TA-WzcAl5Q

he's had the brilliant idea of continuing to work w/ the ppl who made 1D's best music... genius stuff

some other good ones

new angel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAhdtwJnI8w

small talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fFc0sqAGAc

san francisco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkvm1qEabl4

'cross your mind' is a really good song.
who knew that, besides Harry, Niall would stand out as a solo act?

it was pretty obvious to me tbh

is he singing "It's easy to return the avocado" on "Cross Your Mind"

it was pretty obvious to me tbh

― maura

i thought that zayn's carrer would not be as "invisible" as it seems these days.

great 1D album, although i miss the other voices

"bend the rules" is especially <3

zayn has a new song. it's nice. just nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAo38Q9c4xA