How'd you change your mind just like that? The only way to get past this feeling, is to tell myself you're not coming back'. Second single 'I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore' details the 'anguish and heartache felt after a lover unexpectedly leaves frontman and lead vocalist Paul Jason Klein', with the pre-chorus: 'Sick of staring up at the ceiling. The lead single 'Thru These Tears' was called a 'somber exploration of lost love' and 'a song about finding the hope in sorrow'. Billboard called it the band's 'most vulnerable work to date' and a set of 'nine lush pop songs'. The album's sound was characterised as 'airy, treacly and catchy' by Bandwagon Asia. The album was originally planned to be called January but was renamed to be more universal. Klein later stated he was thankful for experiencing heartbreak as it allowed him a productive and therapeutic outlet. Klein says he wrote music as a form of catharsis without the idea of an album in mind but realized after '50 days' that he had written the band's second album.
Malibu Nights was written and recorded in early 2018 following the end of a romantic relationship frontman Paul Jason Klein was having with English singer Dua Lipa. Paul Klein - lead vocals, guitars, piano.
