A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain on how pop hits work magic on our ears & our culture. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Five Directions: How do the solo efforts of One Direction stack up?
The boy band One Direction has been on hiatus for nearly five years, yet only now have all of the members of the group released a solo album. But how do these efforts from Niall, Liam, Harry, Louis and Zayn stack up? Vox Writer (and One Direction fan) Alexa Lee compares albums as a challenge for each member to rise to their greatest artistic potential.
SONGS DISCUSSED
- Zayn - Let Me
- Zayn - Entertainer
- Niall Horan - Nice To Meet You
- Niall Horan - Put A Little Love On Me
- Liam Payne - Strip That Down
- Liam Payne - Hips Don't Lie
- Louis Tomlinson - Walls
- Louis Tomlinson - Kill My Mind
- Harry Styles - Adore You
- Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
- Harry Styles - Cherry
MORE
Read Alexa’s piece “2 winners and 3 losers from One Direction’s solo albums”
Listen to Nate convince Charlie to love One Direction in an early episode of Switched On Pop
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