Album Review: Mind of Mine

     On March 25th, 2016, Zayn Malik released his debut solo album and it has a total of 18 songs on it. Now Zayn Malik is not new to the music industry, in 2010, he auditioned for the British X Factor, and was put into a group. As many people know that group is called One Direction. One Direction is a very successful band and released four albums as a five piece band, but in 2015 on March 25th, Zayn decided to leave the band and do other things. One year later, he has come out with 'Mind of Mine', and as a previous fan of Zayn, I have to say that this album is surprisingly really good.

     There were always rumors going around that Zayn never wrote songs for One Direction and when he did they were always rejected because the songs did not sound like One Directions 'type' of music. I believe that is where the title 'Mind of Mine' came from. Zayn finally got to write what he wanted to write, have whatever music he wanted. Everything on this album was done by Zayn, all of the songs were written by Zayn, the designs were by him, the music videos he has released came from his mind. You can really tell because in his first music video for his #1 single, "Pillowtalk", it was so creative, with the background designs, the makeup on the people in the video, it all had screamed Zayn.

One Direction

      When it comes to the actual music, it has that same creativity. Zayn went from being a pop singer to an RnB singer, and usually with RnB singers, there is more of a story and meaning behind everything. When listening to the lyrics, you understand the story Zayn is trying to say, he is telling you his experiences through each song. In an interview, Zayn, had said that when he wrote for One Direction, nothing was from experience, it was all made up. With "Mind of Mine", the stories all make sense and you know what he is singing about is all coming from his experiences. I believe Zayn did a very good job in executing everything he wanted to do with the album, it all sounds new and never done before.

Zayn Malik

     When Zayn announced he was going to release his album on March 25th, one year after he left the band, everyone was very confused. After thinking about it though, instead of mourning one year later over how talented Zayn was and what he brought to the band, Zayn made it a day to celebrate his turn around and show how his talent is so much better when he decides every aspect of it. In an interview, Zayn did say that he didn't know it was the anniversary, it just happened to be the day that worked the best for him to release it, but I like the celebration thought better.

   I really recommend this album to anyone who loves chilled/ laid back music that has deep meaning to it with some really creative music going on. The album has a lot of amazing beats in it that you don't usually hear. Oh and if you go to Target to get the album, there are two bonus songs!