One Direction 2015 Album: Siri, Walmart Leaks Release Date?
It's One Direction's last album before taking their well-deserved break, so the fifth album on the band's portfolio is one of the most anticipated ones coming up. Very little has been revealed about it, but now some unexpected sources have spoiled the surprise.
According to Sugarscape, Siri has divulged the big secret: One Direction's new album is dropping on Thursday, Sept. 10. If you ask Siri, Apple's reliable bot, when the album is coming out, it will answer that specific date.
A fan seconded the news on Twitter as well. According to @teazinghes of Twitter, she called Walmart to ask if the rumor is true, and an employee confirmed it, albeit a day later.
"So some of my friends and I called Walmart and they confirmed that the boys 5th album comes out Friday I'm screaming," she tweeted in obvious excitement.
Fans are going crazy, especially since it's not the first time the boys decided to surprise their loyal fanbase. Last July, One Direction unexpectedly unveiled their single "Drag Me Down." A report from MTV dismissed the rumors of a surprise release, though, saying Walmart and Target employees are not aware if the album is on its way.
Although the team has kept mum about the release date and details of the new album, the band's producer, songwriter and close friend Julian Bunetta spoke to Entertainment Weekly about their new venture.
"We're experimenting a little with different instrumentation," he stated. "Just strings and horns. We're stretching out outside of the perimeters of what a traditional pop boy band would do. We're just kind of having fun. No rules. That's what it's been."
More details were revealed during Bunetta's interview with Billboard. Fans will be able to hear the product of a string session with a 24-piece orchestra in Abbey Road Studios, as well as more tunes inspired by 1960s pop. Subjects of the songs will have a lot of variety including losing someone, conflict within the band and a song that's "a little more sexually charged."
He also said that the band members felt more free in the studio with the knowledge that it would be their last before their hiatus. Bunetta explained to Billboard, "It's the first time of there being some uncertainty, of not having things planned out beforehand, since they were 16 years old. There was definitely a vibe of making [the album] the best it can possibly be, and knowing it has to last as long as it needs to until we make another record — if we make another record."
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