Album Review: Zayn - Mind Of Mine

One Direction's former resident bad boy Zayn Malik has come out swinging with his solo debut, Mind Of Mine.

Malik doesn't hold back with opener MiNd Of MiNdd (Intro), an atmospheric start that's quick to show off his vocal chops. What follows is a string of seriously smooth, sexy tracks — its lyrical content and occasional F-bombs bound to make preteen 1D fans blush.

INTERMISSION: fLoWer is the stand-out track of the bunch, sung entirely in Urdu, the native tongue of Malik's father. This track offers a nice shift from the barrage of hypersexual songs, while proving that Malik is bold enough to occasionally break out of the pop mould that got him to where he is today.