Icarus Falls is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Zayn. It was released on 14 December 2018, as a double album by RCA Records.
Originally planned for 2017, the album was delayed so that Zayn could focus on the aesthetic and sound the album would adopt, marking a shift from the visual identity used on his debut studio album, Mind of Mine (2016). Icarus Falls is a concept album influenced by Greek Mythology and Icarus, addressing themes such as self-love, finding yourself again as a person, and hope.
Influenced by the double album structure, Zayn incorporated several sonic elements in addition to R&B, such as pop, funk rock, trap and electropop. He recruited Alan Sampson, MakeYouKnowLove and Malay, who had already worked with Zayn on his previous album, adding Brian Lee, Dan Grech, Timbaland and the duo Saltwives to the production team. Zayn did not promote the album through press interviews and live performances, which he had done on his previous releases.
Icarus Falls received generally positive reception from critics, and peaked at 61 on the US Billboard 200 and 77 on the UK Albums Chart. The Japanese version of the album features the previously released singles, "Still Got Time", featuring PartyNextDoor, and "Dusk Till Dawn", featuring Sia, which Zayn eventually added onto the track listing as a digital re-release in August 2020.
Background
Icarus Falls was originally scheduled to be released in 2017.[2] The CEO of RCA Records, Peter Edge, said the album would consist of a "more optimistic tone to it after coming through that more challenging time", referring to Malik's time as a member of One Direction.[3] In November 2017, Malik stated that the album was "90 percent completed", and would include Timbaland as one of its producers.[4] Speaking about why the album was delayed, Zayn said:
Every day I find another song that I'm swapping out with another one. That's why the album date hasn't really come yet. Even though the album is pretty much there, and I have the material, I'm still changing things here and there.[5][6][7]
In early 2018, Malik revealed snippets of clips from the album on Instagram, captioned with "Taster z2".[8]
Icarus Falls is a concept album inspired by the Greek myth of Icarus. He recalls the story of Icarus, who was told by his father to not fly too high but not too low with his pair of wings, rather to follow his path of flight. Overcome with thrill because he could now fly, Icarus flew too close to the sun, where the beeswax binding his wings together melted, thus destroying his set of wings. Zayn compares the legend to the ups and downs of his relationship.[9]
Songs
Opening track and lead single "Let Me" is an upbeat pop and R&B track featuring "a slick, easygoing production" as well as "buoyant throwback synths, finger snaps and strumming guitar".[10][11][12] Despite there being a censored version of the album, "Common" is still explicit and features the f-word in the track once on the CD format. However, the platform version of the album that features the edited version replaces the f-word with "individual". "There You Are" is an upbeat pop song that was compared to material released during his time in One Direction.[13]
"Good Guy" opens the second disc of the album. The track interpolates "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", originally released by Cher in 1966, and "swirls with striking atmosphere".[13]
Release and promotion
The album's release was confirmed on 30 November 2018,[14] and released on 14 December 2018.
Singles
"Let Me" was released on 12 April 2018 as the lead single from the album[15] and peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.[16] "Entertainer" was released as the album's second single on 23 May[17] and peaked at number 95 in the UK.[16] "Sour Diesel" was released as the album's third single on 18 July.[18] "Too Much" featuring Timbaland was released as the album's fourth single on 2 August[19] and charted at number 79 in the UK.[16] "Fingers" was released as the album's fifth single on 18 October.[20] "No Candle No Light" featuring Nicki Minaj was released as the album's sixth single on 15 November.[21]
Promotional singles
"Rainberry" was released as the album's first promotional single on 30 November 2018 after the album became available to pre-order on iTunes.[22][failed verification] On 6 December, the song "Good Years" was released as the second promotional single.[23][failed verification] "There You Are" was released on 11 December as the third promotional single from the album.[24][25][failed verification]
Other songs
"Still Got Time" featuring PartyNextDoor was released as a single on 24 March 2017 and peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.[16] "Dusk Till Dawn" featuring Sia was released on 7 September 2017 and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.[16] These songs were included only on the Japanese edition of the album.
A music video for "Satisfaction", directed by Bouha Kazmi, was released on 9 January 2019. It follows the story of a romance that is plagued by the hardships of war.[26] On 14 April 2019, Malik released a music video featuring a bird's-eye view of various landscapes for the song "Stand Still".[27] On 29 July 2018, Zayn, via his official Twitter account, released a three minute long cover of Beyoncé's "Me, Myself and I" as a taster for his fans. The cover would go on to have as many as 1.7 million views.[28]
The album holds an aggregate score of 70 out of 100 on Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[29] In a positive review, Helen Brown of The Independent stated that with "his maturing soulful falsetto, melismatic yearnings that check his heritage, and muzzy, midnight mutterings", listeners "following the shining thread of Malik's voice will be led through winding passages of hope, dope, seduction and evasion."[34]
Madison Spira of Who gave the album a positive review, stating that it is "different to anything we've seen from Zayn before, and that's what makes this album so beautiful" and there "are so many songs I'm convinced most people will relate to on a personal level."[39]
Dhruva Balram of NME called it a "27-track mosaic to be poured over time and again" where Zayn "really strikes upon his potential."[35]
Rea McNamara of Now gave it a "great" rating of 4 out of 5, praising how "Zayn grapples with toxic masculinity" and how it "reminds us that sometimes life's lows help us appreciate love's highs".[36]
Malvika Padin of Clash gave it a favourable review, calling it a "relentlessly creative" album that "begins the journey to realising his full potential".[32]
Neil Yeung of AllMusic stated that, with "his gorgeous voice and a batch of irresistibly seductive gems, he approaches greatness" but criticised the length, concluding that it "deserves some attention if there's time and patience to spare."[31]
Maura Johnston of Pitchfork gave it a favourable review, stating that, while long, it as a fine "high-concept pop album" that "hinges on the idea of excess and its trickery" while referring to Zayn as "a skillful interpreter of pop" and "one of teen idoldom's most enigmatic artists."[9]
Tara Joshi of The Observer gave it a favourable review, stating that, despite "the intimidating length", there is "plenty here to appreciate" such as vocals "pouring forth a gorgeous falsetto" and often channelling "melismatic Bollywood/qawwali-style singing", a "glossy production," and "a variety of styles", concluding that "Malik is defying expectations, remaining in ascent."[37]
Conversely, Consequence of Sound's Wren Graves praised some of the songs and Zayn's vocals but criticised the album as a long "half-baked concept album" that is "repetitive and dull,"[33] while Pryor Stroud of Slant Magazine deemed it "bloated" and "forgettable, albeit expertly produced".[38]
^ abSaltwives is a production duo consisting of Alex Oriet and David Phelan.[47] They are credited both as individuals and as a team in the credits of Icarus Falls, so their contributions have been merged for readability.
^Bajgrowicz, Brooke (6 December 2018). "Zayn's 'Good Years': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^"Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 29.Týden 2019 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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