Icarus falls

"Zayn-fka Zayn Malik, fka one-fifth of the British boy-band supernova One Direction-named his second album after the myth of Icarus, the seraphic optimist who flew too close to the sun and snuffed himself out as a result. It's in keeping with Zayn's status as a reluctant pop star ... Zayn's reputation as a skillful interpreter of pop is tested on his second solo album, a tome of love songs with a concept that hinges on excess and its trickery".

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"Førstesinglen 'Let Me' er et fremragende pophit, der viser Zayn fra hans bedste side, som er de lettere pompøse kærlighedssange med stærk vokal og et melankolsk islæt. Andensinglen 'Entertainer' kører i samme rille, dog med en lige doven nok vokal, med stadig med et interessant take på den allestedsnærværende trap hi-hat og med brug af akustisk instrumentering. Tredjesinglen 'Sour Diesel' har en mere funket lyd og lugter lidt af firserklub a la INXS - slet ikke dårligt! Men igen-igen er tekstuniverset ikke noget at prale af, med alt for mange gentagelser og for lidt indhold ... Icarus Falls er noget af en basse at komme igennem: En time og 28 minutter fordelt på 27 skæringer! Halvdelen kunne være skåret fra, og konceptet i dette konceptalbum går helt hen over hovedet på mig".

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"There are gentle reminders as to Zayn's force, as his voice twirls around in tandem with the production, one never out-doing the other, always in synchronised harmony. He's the most successful former One Direction member with good reason, and this album is a high-water mark for the 25-year-old. A 27-track mosaic to be poured over time and again, "Icarus Falls' is the pop star cementing himself in the echelon of stardom".

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