Louis Tomlinson emerges from the silence with a huge bang-er.

Six months after the Bebe Rexha-assisted 'Back To You', he has released a brand new single 'Miss You' today, an undeniable anthem that sounds 100% Louis.

After experimenting with EDM, he finds his feet with a returnto stadium-sized pop-rock à la One Direction's best with more grown, transparent lyricism that is oh-so-relatable.

Singing over guitar-fused production - with insanely rich violins appearing halfway through (!) - 'Miss You' plays out like a stream of consciousness, with Louis realising his excessive lifestyle is less about fun and more aboutmasking pain.

"We're dancing on tables and I'm off my face / With all of my people / It couldn't get better they say," he sings on the chorus. "Should be laughing, but there’s something wrong /And it hits me when the lights go on /Shit, maybe I miss you."

It's a sing-along party tune about the betrayal of partying, which is just as good as irresistibledance songs about heartbreak. Like all good pop songs, the depth of the storytelling is disguised with an infectious melody, and we love it.

Louis says he wrote the song "about a time in my life when I was going out partying every night. In hindsight throughout that time I was pretty numb and just going through the motions."

We don't like to compare an artist's solo project to their band's music butconsideringLouis co-wrote almost half of One Direction's discography, 'Miss You' sounds like an evolution of the arena-ready anthems he co-helmed, like 'Diana' and 'Midnight Memories'.

This really feels like Louis' moment and we are loving it!

Words: Ross McNeilage

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