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One year of Walls:

Walls works because it’s a culmination of Louis Tomlinson’s best assets—the distinct edge of his vocals and his commanding lyrical prowess. Tomlinson’s voice has a knack of making a listener feel as though he’s sitting across the kitchen table, speaking directly to them. It’s personable, tender, comforting, and it’s endearing. His peaks as a vocalist breathe through his debut, nailing airy falsettos and parading his raspy edge. Lyrically, whether it be him tackling adversity in the title track with, “These high walls never broke my soul,” shedding the tightly constructed public image tied to his boyband past in “Habit” with, “I took some time ‘cause I’ve ran out of energy of playing someone I’ve heard I’m supposed to be,” directly asking a friend the heavy question, “[are you] strong enough to get it wrong in front of all these people” in nostalgia-chasing’s “Fearless,” or sticking true to his clever symbolism found in “Defenceless” that details, “We’re sleeping on our problems like we’ll solve them in our dreams / we wake up early morning, and it’s still under the sheets,” it’s obvious that Tomlinson is a true songwriter. All in all, it’s in the conjoined efforts of these two aspects of his artistry that lays a solid foundation for Tomlinson moving forward. Walls has proven that he has what it takes to stand on his own, and looking towards the future just like the record’s closing lines, Tomlinson has shown that “it’s [his] solo song, and it’s only for the brave.” x

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALLS! Walls, to me, represents what it means to find oneself, to be vulnerable without being ashamed of that and to be able to share your feelings through your music, allowing others to feel safe and way less lonely. I decided to write down most of what Walls has reached in the past twelve months because, despite not being all about numbers when it comes to music, its achievements are valuable. As Louis would say: team work, always. Happy birthday to this masterpiece, thank you Louis for allowing me to find a safe place in your music. I hope you’ll always feel as proud of your works as you were one year ago. ♡ “These high walls, they came up short. Now I stand taller than them all.” (album base)

Kill My Mind being played at the National Hockey League game. (2 September 2020)

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