How long is the appropriate amount of time to mourn the departure of your favorite boy band member? A week? A month? Forever? Well, life goes on, and even though there’s a huge hole in their heart (and harmonies), the members of One Direction have manned up and gotten back in the studio.
But before that, they released their first-ever Zayn Malik-less group photo, less than two weeks after Zayn left the band.
And, well, they still look kind of sad. Really sad, actually. (Well, except Harry Styles, who kind of seems like he’s watching a hilarious Vine featuring a koala and a kitten.)
Modest ManagementThey’re turning those frowns upside-down by getting to work on the follow-up to 2014’s Four, which their new (also Zayn-less) band bio says will be released “later in the year.” In a series of tweets, Liam Payne said they were “so excited” to get down to writing new songs.
1st day writing the album it’s gunna be a great day!
— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) April 13, 2015
Huge day of writing so excited the team never stop!
— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) April 13, 2015
Wonder what tomorrow’s writing will bring
— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) April 14, 2015
On Tuesday, he provided the biggest update, revealing that the guys are working with frequent collaborator Jamie Scott (“Story of My Life,” “Midnight Memories”) on songs.
We’re writing with @ItsJamieScott His own album is released today worldwide! Check it out here http://t.co/b29ibCeaky pic.twitter.com/M1KUqM8end
— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) April 14, 2015
Another super productive day today !
— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) April 14, 2015
source: MTV
