Zayn returns with "What I Am" from forthcoming album, ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS

Reflecting upon ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS, ZAYN says: “This is my favourite album that I've made to date, mainly because it comes from a place of sheer honesty and vulnerability. I wanted each song to feel as if it was just me sitting beside you telling you how I feel, singing directly to you. It’s raw and stripped back and the type of music I always hoped to make.”

“I think just being where I was at that time, staying away from things and living with my own thoughts inspired me to want to write something from that place. I’ve got to put this out as a whole body of work, it’s something for myself, not even just for the world,” he continues.

ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS was co-produced by ZAYN with Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, A Star Is Born, Brandi Carlile). Cobb came on board after hearing the songs ZAYN had crafted. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Cobb said: “What got me about Zayn was his voice, you can hear love, loss, pain, triumph and humanity in it. Zayn has really created his own universe on this record, he really has no fear and is speaking straight from his soul.”