The release of Liam Payne‘s second solo album remains in limbo, over a year after his passing.

The former One Direction singer completed work on the project prior to his death at the age of 31, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last year, with the project yet to be heard.

While fans have anticipated a posthumous release, sources tell The Sun’s Bizarre column plans remain undecided as his family continues to grieve.

They explain: “Liam was really proud of that second album, but the label was concerned he wasn’t in the right headspace to release it. Ultimately, this led to them going their separate ways.

“The whole record is really emotional and feels almost autobiographical. It’s the most personal body of work Liam ever wrote and recorded.

“People who have heard it say that, lyrically, it is on par with some of Lewis Capaldi’s work, but that sonically it’s upbeat.

“Liam wanted that record to be released. He wanted to share it with his fans who had always supported and backed him.”

The followup to his 2019 solo debut, ‘LP1’, includes such poignant tracks as Safe In Heaven and Rainbows, in which he sings about ‘searching for a way back to myself’.

‘I got all these rainbows over my head, but somehow all these rainbows over my head, but sometimes I see the sun creeping out the mess.

‘At times I tend to blur lines, seemed like a good idea when I did at the time. I blacked out but coming back around.’