One Directioners will no doubt relish every moment of Flicker, but for casual fans potentially wary of the boy band stigma, they can rest assured knowing that Horan has taken a big first step into musical maturity, with his own voice and deep well of emotion.
Flicker is definitely an album that it’s sort of a mixed bag where Horan is trying out different sounds and trying to find his voice as a solo artist. But despite which route he takes, his voice and lyrics are versatile and can speak to a wide audience and not just to the teenage One Direction fanbase.
Give the lad his due: it would have been easy for the One Direction heartthrob to trot out a collection of ersatz R&B crowd-pleasers, but on Flicker he keeps faith with the West Coast influences that first drew him into music.
It would serve him well to follow his band-mates' leads and define his solo sound within a niche, rather than trying on too many different styles with mixed, or simply uninspiring, results
Soggy biscuit This Town aside, Horan has found his groove in inoffensive soft rock. Slow Hands is a sultry thing and Seeing Blind, a duet with country star Maren Morris, wouldn't sound of out of place on the TV show Nashville.
On the Loose - 100
This Town - 100
Seeing Blind - 100
Slow Hands - 100
Too Much To Ask - 100
Paper Houses - 100
Since We're Alone - 100
Flicker - 100
Fire Away - 60
You and Me - 90
On My Own - 90
Mirrors - 100
The Tide - 90
"Flicker" has a really folksy feel, filled with R&B, country and pop rock. It's a really acoustic album, it can even be compared to Ed Sheeran, having a lot of that voice and guitar thing.
Niall managed to prove that he is not, never was and never will be the forgotten member of the former boyband One Direction. The singer managed to compose, sing and produce a Folk album that exceeded expectations, both mine and other people in general. "Flicker" is a great original ... read more
a pesar de que a este album le falta, al menos niall siempre supo que tipo de música iba para su voz.
favoritas: flicker, too much to ask, seeing blind (si, favorita un ft pero me gusto mucho)
1 | On The Loose 3:43 | 75 |
2 | This Town 3:52 | 80 |
3 | Seeing Blind 3:05 with Maren Morris | 73 |
4 | Slow Hands 3:08 | 76 |
5 | Too Much To Ask 3:43 | 72 |
6 | Paper Houses 3:34 | 64 |
7 | Since We're Alone 4:02 | 66 |
8 | Flicker 4:18 | 73 |
9 | Fire Away 3:26 | 57 |
10 | You And Me 3:04 | 61 |