Don’t freak out, but Zayn Malik’s new album, “Mind of Mine” is officially available to pre-order on iTunes.
Zayn has been pretty open about the fact that his debut record will sound nothing like the music we’ve heard from One Direction. (Actually, he’s also been pretty open about the fact that he doesn’t even really like One Direction’s music. In an interview with Fader, he said “Would you listen to One Direction, sat at a party with your girl? I wouldn’t. To me, that’s not an insult, that’s me as a 22-year-old man.”)
“Mind of Mine” will be much more R&B than pop, and according to Zayn, is influenced by other genres such as reggae and Bollywood.
If you’re as Zayn-obsessed as I am, you’re probably at a point where everyone around you is getting tired of hearing you listen to Pillowtalk on repeat. Although you’ll probably never get bored of his first single, here are a few other Zayn solo tracks to listen to while you wait for “Mine of Mine” to be released at the end of March.
1. I Won’t Mind
Ugh, who broke your heart?
2. No Type
Zayn’s cover of Rae Sremmurd’s song.
3. F**k You Back to Sleep
You’re definitely lying if you can say that you don’t envy Gigi Hadid after hearing Zayn’s verse on this one.
4. You & I (Oh Genius Remix)
Huge thanks to the mastermind who took Zayn’s infamous solo from One Direction’s “You & I” and turned it into a full-length song with a totally new vibe.
5. iT’s YoU
iT’s YoU is a track on the new album and the video will give you ~FeELiNgS. The video’s received some criticism for being difficult to watch as it’s an Applie Exclusive, but Rolling Stone has made it available.
6. PILLOWTALK REMIX
Lil Wayne hopped in on this one. (And Zayn is rapping on it…? I’m weirdly so down.)
7. THE Z LIST
Zayn’s own Spotify playlist of his personal favs.
Oh, Zayn.