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8.3
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8.3 |
A.V. Club
Fine Line proves that the musician has absorbed the best lesson passed down by California’s great musicians: Don’t be afraid to take chances within a folk- or pop-rock framework, as that’s how you create iconoclastic music that endures
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
The most interesting boy band escapee yet
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8.0
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8.0 |
Slant Magazine
There’s still a ways to go before he finds a sound that’s definitively his, but he doesn’t seem to be a guy who gets hung up on self-definition
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8.0
115033
8.0 |
NME
The former One Directioner has come good on his early promise, letting loose on a fun, funk-inspired album
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8.0
115034
8.0 |
DIY
A compelling document of an artist coming to life
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8.0
115035
8.0 |
The Independent
Fine Line expands on the languorous guitar rock that has been Styles’ currency since he left One Direction, with copious charm and flickers of ingenuity
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
There is a ‘fine line’ between plain pop music and good pop music that’s interesting to listen to. On this album, Harry Styles definitely falls into the latter category
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8.0
115038
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The English pop star makes retro-rock with a sensitive touch on his excellent second album
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8.0
115040
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A journey of sex, sadness and self-discovery
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Unlike his former One Direction bandmates, who swiftly picked their lanes, Styles is taking his time coming into focus. The results serve him – and his fans – well
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8.0
115045
8.0 |
NOW
The former One Directioner sounds like he’s finally letting go of the dad-rock cosplay of his debut, leaning instead into ebullient, soulful pop
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7.5
115057
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
When everything feels hopeless, pop music feels frivolous, but there’s joy in frivolity, and deep meaning in joy. Harry Styles is one of our finest forces for joy
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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
If he combines the roguish energy of his debut with the bittersweet sincerity of Fine Line, he may just reach the glorious heights of his rock and roll forebears. Harry Styles has mastered the art of being sad
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
No amount of songwriters can create sincerity
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6.0
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6.0 |
All Music
Despite the handful of songs that touch on his potential for greatness, Fine Line isn't quite there yet
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
Fine Line is a confident step in Styles’s whimsical musical adventure
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6.0
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6.0 |
The FT
The singer adapts his unforced vocal style to various roles and has a more rounded role than his boy band days
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6.0
115081
6.0 |
Q
Styles manages to show more of his personality here. Print edition only
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6.0
115047
6.0 |
Pitchfork
Harry Styles hides himself inside of a mystic pop-rock record that keeps us away from who he is as a songwriter and fledgling rock star
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5.0
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5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
A pop album with rock-flavored production
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