Nobody Is Listening

Zayn - Nobody Is Listening
Critic Score
Based on 12 reviews
2021 Ratings: #731 / 745
User Score
Based on 727 ratings
2021 Ratings: #1051
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CRITIC REVIEWS

70
Clash

Overall, ‘Nobody Is Listening,’ may be presented as his most personal project but it only offers negligible glimpses into Zayn’s personality. What it does well is make use of hazy R&B soundscapes to establish a connection with listeners even as spectators to the 28-year-old’s quiet contemplation.

70
Rolling Stone

Despite its brooding introduction, Nobody Is Listening shows both restraint and growth from a new dad who just turned 28, even if the songs seem more reflective of his relationship with longtime partner Gigi Hadid than of his journey into fatherhood.

70
AllMusic
Even though the album isn't as immediate as his prior work, it rewards repeated listens and some concentration, a smooth experience fit for wasting a day away between the sheets.
60
NME

There’s a clarity here, a sense of maturity in the lyrics too – something that was often missing in his previous work. ‘Nobody is Listening’ has its flaws, but Zayn is clearly working out a few chinks in his armour, and this comes across as a step in a new and fresh direction for the enigmatic artist.

60
The Observer

The former One Directioner has retreated to the bedroom on this impressively assured set of R&B booty calls.

60
The Forty-Five

Right now ... he isn’t out to change the world or reveal profound truths. Zayn is here to look and sound good late in the evening when the lights are low and the scented candles flicker.

60
The Irish Times

Zayn has now found his niche in lo-fi R&B-pop that’s intentionally made without any aim at all.

60
Evening Standard

These 11 songs are largely hazy, stoned R&B, offering blurred textures and smoky atmospheres but few standout moments.

56
Pitchfork

The boy band graduate remains desperate to remind you that he has sex, eager to insist that he smokes. His falsetto is beautiful, but he’s never sounded like this much of an amateur.

40
The Independent

The former One Directioner's new album is billed as his 'most personal project to date'  but it offers no narrative to speak of and only brief glimpses of personality.

40
The Telegraph

The former One Direction member is still navel-gazing, boasting about his sex life and failing to make the most of his talents.

40
The Young Folks

Sadly, the pacing of Nobody is Listening maintains a boner shrinking monotonous trudge through recycled phrases about sex and intimacy.

Chode
30

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MattsReviews
30

If anyone thought people still listened to ZAYN, this album finally confirms that “Nobody Is Listening” to his music anymore.

Middle of the road. I think a lot of people can agree that the mainstream falls under that category nowadays. Most artists are not striving to make more than “the norm” of music, and they play it safe. Why does that happen? Because it works. It appeals to the majority of the crowd, and it gets streams and revenue. But there’s always an ... read more

TomBejoy
55

SZAyn

Oh my god he ate that!!! Imagine hating on matured zayn like you gotta be a raging racist man!!!!!! It dropped in my country and it's so amazing I think it's the best album I have ever heard and I've only heard two but it's sooooooooooo good!. My oppa Zayn drops lovely vocals alongside very dramatic and sad guitar beats which i love with a passion! You guys are hating on this for the sake of hating, it's so good, why do you do this? Your making my heartbreak and I don't want to hear ... read more

dyogo
78

Not my favourite project from Zayn but give it a try! It's a good, calm time.

Calamity - 5.5
Better - 10
Outside - 10
Vibez - 9
When Love's Around (feat. Syd) - 6.5
Connexion - 7
Sweat - 9
Unfuckwitable - 6
Windowsill (feat. Devlin) - 9.5
Tightrope - 7
River Road - 6

Average: 77,7

#1 Outside
#2 Windowsill (ignoring the featured artist that made me not give 10 to the song)
#3 Outside

68

Favourite tracks
1. Calamity
2. Outside
3. River Road

Harmony
62

a very authentic approach at contemporary r&b by zayn malik, but he sounds so damn bored across the whole thing. At its best, its a vibe and at its worst, i wanna sleep.

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Track List

1Calamity
3:07
53
2Better
2:54
66
3Outside
3:28
63
4Vibez
2:43
67
5When Love's Around
3:11
feat. Syd
59
6Connexion
3:16
43
7Sweat
3:52
71
8Unfuckwitable
2:44
56
9Windowsill
3:08
feat. Devlin
59
10Tightrope
3:24
60
11River Road
3:56
60
Total Length: 35 minutes
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Added on: January 6, 2021