Niall Horan drops first solo single, 'This Town'

  • 30/09/2016
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Directioners rejoice - Niall Horan is back on the music scene.

He's the second from One Direction to chase a solo career, after early-exiter Zayn Malik released 'Pillowtalk' in January.

Unlike Malik, Horan's track 'This Town' isn't a big departure from his old music. It's a cruisy ballad about a break-up, led with his acoustic guitar.

The song was released alongside a live acoustic music video on Vevo, debuting his channel on the platform.

But it doesn't mean an album's in the wings just yet.

"I wanted to kind of let people know that I was up to something, so they didn't think I'd just fallen off the face of the Earth," Horan told Entertainment Tonight.

"That's the only song that's actually fully finished."

Horan says he's been blown away by all the positive feedback.

His former bandmates have also publicly supported him, with Louis Tomlinson saying he's "super proud" and Harry Styles praising it as a "lovely tune".

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