Zayn releases his highly-anticipated fifth studio album, Konnakol, via Mercury Records. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zayn Malik (@zayn) As per the singer, the album is his most culturally inspired project to date. While he has consistently drawn from South Asian vocal and rhythmic traditions throughout his music, those influences are brought into sharper focus here. The pop-forward album expands on the sound fans first heard on his record-breaking debut studio album, Mind of Mine.