Former One Direction star, Zayn Malik just released his fourth studio album Room Under the Stairs alongside a music video for his song “Stardust.”
This album marks Zayn’s most personal release to date, reflecting where he is in life, while exploring the complexities of healing, stillness, and growth. It also sees the artist explore a new sound, leaning into his soulful vocals, live instrumentation, and poetic lyricism as a songwriter.
“It feels like star dust floating all around us. It’s funny how it found us,” he sings in “Stardust.” The track explores a metaphor of finding oneself among the stars.
Reflecting upon Room Under the Stairs, Zayn says: “This is my favorite album that I’ve made to date, mainly because it comes from a place of sheer honesty and vulnerability. I wanted each song to feel as if it was just me sitting beside you telling you how I feel, singing directly to you. It’s raw and stripped back and the type of music I always hoped to make.”
He continues, “Working with Dave Cobb has been an amazing experience. The way he’s elevated the music is second to none, and he has done an incredible job helping me create this record. I hope we can take listeners on some whimsical, magical journey, and that they enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it.”
This album was co-produced by Zayn with 9x GRAMMY Award winning producer Dave Cobb. Cobb came on board after hearing the songs ZAYN had crafted, marveled by how raw and honest it was.
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Cobb said “What got me about Zayn was his voice, you can hear love, loss, pain, triumph and humanity in it. Zayn has really created his own universe on this record, he really has no fear and is speaking straight from his soul.”
The album is available now on several physical formats, including four vinyl variants: a signed ‘Studio Edition’ with exclusive cover art, a first edition vinyl with a commemorative sticker, a blue limited-edition vinyl exclusive to Target, and a limited-edition color vinyl for Urban Outfitters.
Download or stream Room Under the Stairs here!
