▁D irection ' s ▁" sur pr ising ly ▁accomplished ▁effort " ▁of ▁Kings ▁of ▁Leon ' s ▁" Use ▁Some body " ▁proved ▁that ▁One ▁D irection ▁are ▁" more ▁than ▁capable " ▁of ▁evol ving ▁their ▁sound . ▁ ▁Their ▁third ▁album ▁Mid night ▁Mem ories ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁pop ▁rock ▁record , ▁a ▁slight ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁original ▁te en ▁pop ▁sound . ▁Li am ▁Pay ne ▁called ▁Mid night ▁Mem ories ▁a ▁" sl ight ly ▁rock ier ▁and ▁ed g ier " ▁album ▁than ▁their ▁previous ▁material . ▁The ▁album ▁is ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁ 8 0 ' s ▁rock ▁and ▁folk ▁music ▁and ▁briefly ▁integr ates ▁elements ▁of ▁dub step , ▁not ably ▁in ▁" L ittle ▁White ▁L ies ". ▁The ▁album ' s ▁lyr ical ▁them es ▁primarily ▁revol ve ▁around ▁love , ▁heart break ▁and ▁sexual ▁inter course . ▁Many ▁critics ▁pra ised ▁its ▁lyr ical ▁depth ▁and ▁musical ▁composition , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁group ' s ▁level ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁process . ▁ ▁Their ▁fourth ▁album ▁Four ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Pay ne ▁once ▁again ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁would ▁be ▁" ed g ier " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁had ▁written ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁for ▁it ; ▁Hor an ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁fact ▁that