The shock of the year was Zayn Malik announcing his exit from the world's biggest boy band earlier this year to pursue making "real music." Malik was just signed to RCA earlier this week, and it looks like One Direction aren't letting that stop them from moving on.

Today, the now four-piece released their first single sans Malik. 'Drag Me Down' is a departure from their previous sound, this time giving us a dancehall-ready reggae fusion. It's a much more mature sound for the boys and I'm totally diggin' it.

Trying to compensate for the loss of Malik, Harry Styles is sort of mimicking Zayn's vocal style here. It works, but it's definitely an odd choice. However, the fact that Malik's soaring high notes never appear is very sad and underwhelming. Aside from that the song is a total bop.