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So this is my first attempt at review a brand new album on the day of it's release-- let me tell you, Louis Tomlinson made it easy with Faith in the Future. Post-One Direction looks really good on Louis, who has gone with a more pop-rock sound than One Direction ever did. (Dare I say the teacher has become the student and Louis was influenced by 5 Seconds of Summer? Louis was the member of 1D to originally discover 5SOS way back when.)
Louis natural vocal talent shines through as much on Faith in the Future as it did back on the One Direction albums, but operating solo allows the listener to appreciate it all the more, especially when coupled with a deeper instrumental sound.
Stand out tracks: "The Greatest" "Common People"
My favorites: "Lucky Again" "Angels Fly"
The album opens in such a way that catches your attention with "The Greatest"-- if Louis doesn't open his tour with this song, he's missed an opportunity, because it just screams tour opener to me. "Face the Music" is a little simplistic in comparison to other tracks, but at worst, it serves as a filler track that doesn't detract from the rest of the album. As a person from Chicago, "Chicago" does a pretty good job of illustrating what it might feel like to cope with heartbreak by walking around the city at night. "Out of My System" is a guitar-heavy, dark pop song that perks up the listener mid-way through listening to the full album. "Saturdays" sounds just like it would fit in on One Direction's last studio album, Made in the A.M., which was one of my favorites-- it's gentle, full of harmonies, with a vibey drum-centered bridge. "Common People" is arguably one of the best written songs on the album, depicting the contrast between the feeling of star-power stage persona and the humanity of just feeling like a regular person.
While I feel like Louis's 1D bandmates Harry Styles and Niall Horan have branched out from the sound they left behind when One Direction parted ways with their solo albums, Louis has leaned into that sound and matured it with Faith in the Future. Louis likely won't make the waves solo as he did with One Direction with this album, but Faith in the Future is an easy, enjoyable listen that is a great step in the right direction of moving him towards that 1D-level of success at a solo level.
AM I OBSESSED?
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