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8.0
95900
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Through it all, he manages to steer clear of all the traps that ordinarily sabotage a boy-band star's solo move. But as the whole album proves, there's not a thing ordinary about this guy
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8.0
95906
8.0 |
The FT
Debut solo album finds the former One Direction star adopting a transatlantic slant and more adult register
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8.0
96061
8.0 |
DIY
Clearly a by-product of its creator’s musical tastes and interests
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8.0
96229
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Ultimately 'Harry Styles' feels comfortable and readily worn-in. It’s a boy you always liked singing along to a Stevie Nicks record that you’ve had since you were 14
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7.5
96085
7.5 |
A.V. Club
The sheer confidence on display here suggests he’s more than up to the challenge; hopefully the songs will someday catch up to his ambition
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7.5
96015
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Harry Styles is fun listening and will rightly soundtrack many a summer
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7.0
96005
7.0 |
musicOMH
Occasionally, as on Carolina or Only Angel, it dips into bland pastiche, but generally this is a fine solo effort from, lest we forget, one of the most famous twentysomethings on the planet
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7.0
95949
7.0 |
Clash
With his debut, Styles manages to escape the notorious curse of former boy banders, turned leading men, creating an immersive, reference-fuelled tribute to classic rock for the millennial generation
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7.0
95902
7.0 |
All Music
Harry Styles works exceedingly well as a modern pop album and an extension of the One D sound and brand, but as the kind of personal statement Styles wants to make, it comes very close, but ultimately falls just short
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6.8
95964
6.8 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
This is music that plays well in every venue, from the late night hangouts of urban bohemia to the awkward houses of the indie disco
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6.8
95972
6.8 |
Pitchfork
The One Direction member’s solo debut pays fine tribute to classic rock’n’roll and shows off his exceptional voice, if not his enigmatic persona
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6.0
95968
6.0 |
Exclaim
There's a handful of above-average tunes here, and an earnestness that suggests Harry Styles will have a fruitful solo career
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6.0
95960
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Styles isn’t trying to reinvent the form and comparisons to artists who did are as unhelpful to him as they are inaccurate
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6.0
95903
6.0 |
Evening Standard
This album could change opinions about the former One Direction star
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6.0
95904
6.0 |
The Guardian
This post-One Direction debut is a melange of musical homages that fails to reach the heights of Styles’ idols. But one thing it isn’t is dull
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6.0
95905
6.0 |
The Independent
Jeff Bhasker’s deft touches on production sees Styles move swiftly through each track without losing momentum
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6.0
95938
6.0 |
The Observer
MOR tunes feature heavily on the One Direction man’s first solo venture, but there are some surprises lurking
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6.0
95901
6.0 |
NME
Harry Styles’ debut album is a not-that-bad-actually mish-mash of Los Angeles’ style classic rock and ballads
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6.0
96254
6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
This is a fun house approach to rock ‘n’ roll that, more than any other pop-star record, brings to mind the ‘70s-indebted indie rock of bands like the Ty Segall Band, Girls, and the Men
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6.0
96528
6.0 |
Q
His debut avoids indulgence. Print edition only
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5.2
96058
5.2 |
Gig Soup
It's open to debate as to whether this record will launch Harry Styles into a new stratosphere beyond his teen demographic, but he deserves kudos for attempting something that's clearly not aiming for the sanitised middle ground
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3.0
95970
3.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Like the precocious wizard, his name alone is enough to generate huge amounts of money in a matter of seconds, so don’t worry, he’ll be fine. For now, however, there is no cause to celebrate such aggressive mediocrity
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