Niall Horan's 'No Judgement' Video Is A Quirky, Charming, Kinda Gross Love Story

Let it be known that Niall Horan is ushering in a judgement-free era with his sophomore album. On Friday (February 7), the Irishman returned with a new single, "No Judgement," plus a charmingly outlandish video with an eas message: "You can be whoever you like."


Horan's new vid was directed by Drew Kirsch, who notably helmed Taylor Swift's VMA-winning "You Need To Calm Down." It boasts an identically colorful and quirky aesthetic, as it opens on Horan telling the camera, "There comes a time in the mating cycle of human beings any time the need to impress is replaced by a period they call 'no judgement.' And let me tell you something, it gets a little strange..."


from then on, a tuxedo-wearing Horan wanders a mansion inhabited by an elderly couple with a lot of quirks. Whether they're munching on shrimp from in between each other's toes or painting shirtless portraits, they're clearly in love with each other's eccentricities. All of the while, Horan sings, once you're with me, no judgement / you could get that from anyone else / You don't have to prove nothin' / you could just be yourself." Even if that demonstrates consuming food mayonnaise by the spoonful in bed.


Along with premiering "No Judgement" on Friday, Horan also officially reported his second album. Titled Heartbreak Weather, it's set for release on March 13, and will include the previously released tracks "Nice To Meet Ya" and "Put A little bit Love On Me."


whenever I listen to albums, I like to listen to them begin to finish. With Heartbreak Weather, I wanted to tell the story that was in my head, hopefully lead people down the storytelling lane of an album track listing versus just 'I'm gonna skip to the next one,'" Horan mentioned in a press release. "I was attempting to think how I may write a different album than the typical. I wanted to write songs from different sides or from someone else looking in."


Check out the official artwork for Heartbreak Weather below, and get those countdowns going — only five weeks to go!