NOLO 2K23

i wouldnt be who i am today if it werent for one direction idgaf

guess I’m just gonna sit here and miss one direction for the rest of my life

I can’t wait until I’m 45 and singing Midnight Memories drunk at a karaoke bar by myself because I never learned to love anything more than I love one direction

it's crazy to think that memories you've had for years will just never look or feel the same again. all those memories from 2012 when i first got into 1D, all the concerts, all the songs and the first time hearing those songs, the first time watching music videos, the posts and memes here on tumblr... like none of it will ever feel the same. it'll always be tinged by loss and a degree of emptiness from here on out.

Honestly thought I’d be like 78 years old before I’d get the news that a member of one direction died

after listening to the show a few times, the main thought that keeps circling back to me is that niall hit a sweet spot here by being able to flawlessly blend what made both flicker and heartbreak weather good while stamping out the parts that didn’t feel familiar to his identity. the show is a seamlessly executed third record that truly feels fully formed. his keen ability for storytelling within his lyricism, the record’s big yet structured melodies, and his vocal’s overall authentic nature proves how versatile and purposeful niall is being here as an artist as he solidifies his sound instead of just exploring it. in my opinion (and you all know how i adore flicker), i believe this to be niall’s strongest outing to date. we begged for a show, and he didn’t just give us one. he gave us the show. excited to see him grow even further in what seems to be his locked-in sound arena for the rest of his musical career.