Icarus Falls
by ZAYN
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Dec 14, 2018
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 477 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 399 out of 477
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 477
  3. Negative: 61 out of 477
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  1. JMalik
    Dec 26, 2018
    6
    so lets walk trough this....track by track.
    1.Let Me....Good song, its not Pillowtalk but its a decent track that works fine as an album
    opener. 2.Natural....obviously u can hear MYKL touch on this one, production-wise, it's like dRunK meets Michael jackson's Earth Song..weird..mehh..the only thing memorable here is the high notes..Next!! 3.Back To Life....Nice slow tempo song with    so lets walk trough this....track by track.
    1.Let Me....Good song, its not Pillowtalk but its a decent track that works fine as an album
    opener.
    2.Natural....obviously u can hear MYKL touch on this one, production-wise, it's like dRunK meets
    Michael jackson's Earth Song..weird..mehh..the only thing memorable here is the high notes..Next!!
    3.Back To Life....Nice slow tempo song with disco vibes carried by electric guitars.
    4. Common....For me, a standout track in both albums..once again the Hannides Bros. always deliver,
    this song got good lyrics, good arrangments and vocals.
    5. Imprint...If "iTs YoU" was the self proclaimed Centerpiece of MoM(I respectfully
    disagree),"Imprint" Along with "Scripted", should be the Centerpieces of this one. I also think
    that they kinda belong to MoM(If they were, MoM would be so SOLID and EVEN MORE COHESIVE RECORD),
    maybe its the mood they have, maybe its because they are way too good, any way, this song is soo
    simple and so damn good.
    6.Stand Still....mmmmm, this one is weird, but the Highlight here is the guitar at the end,
    GODDAMNIT!!
    7.Tonight....A potential good track when u here the verses that suddenly becomes trash when u here
    the chorus.
    8.Flight of the Stars.....again another weird song, I dunno, maybe its their placement in the album
    that makes me feel like that, it's like there are too many slow tempo/moody songs next to each
    other that kinda makes yuo bored, I really dunno, I love the title though.
    9.If I Got You....Such a generic song doesnt deserve to be in this record at all, I hate this
    song..NEXT!!
    10.Talk To Me...Finally a brighter song after a while, with Urban/Tropical feelings, the thing here
    its that I personally believe that Z hasn't figure out that he sings F***ing AWESOME and he doesnt
    need to change the way he sings(I am talking 'bout the verses here, I dont like when he doesnt
    project his voice not even a bit, He does that sometimes, He needs to realize that he doesnt have
    to do that to sound mature).
    11.There You Are...Definetly a POP song in this album, GOOD song , it reminiscens 1D in all ways
    here, nice memories to remember.
    12.I Dont Mind...It stars with a DJ Kalhed piano, it reminds me of "Do You Mind" by Dj Khaled,
    again the song is ok cause for me, it never goes where it should.
    13.Icarus Interlude....mmm..What Can I say about this song?I ve heard it several times now and I
    dont like the melody in the guitar..I know its suppossed to be dark and all that **** but NOOO,
    there is NO WAY you call that guitar sound MUSIC, it DOESNT FIT , IT JUST DOESNT, which brings me
    to my next point.
    14.Good Guy...i didnt like it ata all at the beginning, but then i read the lyrics and it kinda built up eventually, the guitar sample was sick!!!
    15.You Wish You Knew...decent track.
    16. Sour Diesel...The first song I ve ever heard in my life that reminds me of Seinfield TV SitCom,
    that Base at the end!!, its a good song, it feels like one of those reock n roll driven songs that
    Michael Jackson had and they were good, but that Base, its a NONONO.
    17.Satisfaction...another decent track AGAIN, it kinda bores cause like OTHER TRACKS HERE never
    goes anywhere, though its worth listening.
    18. Scripted....Meet Frank Oceans Channel Orange lost child, this song belongs to that record, its
    sooo brilliant, its perfect, I guess we know who's behind this(Malay)
    19.Entertainer...I am tired of typing at this moment..."sighs"..ok..quickly ..we all know this song
    a while ago now and there isnt much to say bout it.
    20.All That...AGAIN it doesnt deserve to be in this record AT ALL.
    21.Good Years...Nice Ballad with some real High Notes, another diss to his 1D times(not like
    bEfOuR) but either way, try not to listen to this one too much you might get bored of it.
    22.Fresh Air...One of Z's worst songs ever!!
    23.Rainberry..an OK song with good lyrics and bad production. 24.Insomnia..another track here that fails to deliver, this time its because of the verses (DAMN!!)the chorus reminds me of a Justin T song back when he did Justified, and I like that, but the verses ..NO NO NO 25.No Candle No Light...How many time do I have to type this?? IT DOESNT DESERV..... 26.Fingers......mehh...lyrics are nice 27.Too Much.....Timbaland can do better and We know it, but ..decent effort, finally, this songs becomes repetitive like some others I mentioned earlier, they never go anywhere. So Zayn, I think we all agree here when we say that ther was no need to put 27 tracks at all. I think you should go and talk to Kehlani or SZA or Jhene Aiko and ask them how do I make a PR&B album, with good arrangments and production?Just because you throw in some random sounds, that DOESNT make it experimental R&B, No ZAYN, NO!!!    … Expand
  2. NETMUSIC
    Jan 11, 2019
    4
    Firstly, why isn't Dusk Till Dawn, his best song, on this album? Secondly and foremost, who thought 27 tracks was a good idea?

    The good Song(s):
    Fingers
    Too Much
    Let Me
    Rainberry
    Flight of the Stars
    Fingers
    Sour Diesels

    Bad Song(s):
    Everything else.
  3. Joel_Freecheck
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Far too long to call good but packed with enough gems to maintain it's decent quality. By trimming off the excess, Zayn could have released a damn good record.
  4. Sofiamachado
    Mar 27, 2020
    6
    Not going to lie, this album has potential and this boy too, but I see there is a fatigue in listening to this record. The vocals are almost perfect, the lyrics are very metaphorical and deep but, is something missing. The album is very tiring to hear, the songs too. They are very long and there’s a lot of them, in some of them the noise pollution is big and the voice is too low, he wasNot going to lie, this album has potential and this boy too, but I see there is a fatigue in listening to this record. The vocals are almost perfect, the lyrics are very metaphorical and deep but, is something missing. The album is very tiring to hear, the songs too. They are very long and there’s a lot of them, in some of them the noise pollution is big and the voice is too low, he was kind of aimless I would say.… Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. NOW Magazine
    Jan 31, 2019
    80
    It’s an inward, headphones-on plug into a young man wrestling with varying levels of success, from codependency and addictive behaviour to self-acceptance. It’s the sound of Zayn grappling with toxic masculinity.
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Dec 26, 2018
    60
    Once you accept the intimidating length and occasional clumsy lyric (see: “An attack of the mind / like Optimus Prime in his prime”), there’s plenty here to appreciate.
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  3. Consequence
    Dec 20, 2018
    58
    Icarus Falls has a lot of songs and some of them are quite good. As a vehicle for blitzing the internet with Zayn singles, the album is totally effective. But the concept is only half-conceived, and the listening experience is repetitive and dull.
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