after listening to the show a few times, the main thought that keeps circling back to me is that niall hit a sweet spot here by being able to flawlessly blend what made both flicker and heartbreak weather good while stamping out the parts that didn’t feel familiar to his identity. the show is a seamlessly executed third record that truly feels fully formed. his keen ability for storytelling within his lyricism, the record’s big yet structured melodies, and his vocal’s overall authentic nature proves how versatile and purposeful niall is being here as an artist as he solidifies his sound instead of just exploring it. in my opinion (and you all know how i adore flicker), i believe this to be niall’s strongest outing to date. we begged for a show, and he didn’t just give us one. he gave us the show. excited to see him grow even further in what seems to be his locked-in sound arena for the rest of his musical career.
