Fine Line

AlbumDec 13 / 201912 songs, 46m 43s
Pop Rock Pop Soul
Popular
6.0 / 10

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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Styles has the charisma, curiosity, and raw talent to pull off even his weirder detours.

5 / 10

Crammed full of personality, Harry Styles second album 'Fine Line' has taken this nostalgic sound and combined it with soaring pop sensibilities.

7 / 10

As Britain takes a dramatic electoral turn, this album feels vital

While his music can’t possibly live up to the sparkling imagery of his press profiles, which regularly paint him as a nail polish-sporting hybrid of David Bowie and Stevie Nicks, on his second solo album Harry Styles does make a strong argument for being the most interesting boy band escapee yet.

7.3 / 10

Harry Styles' is a rock god and a gentlemen on his 'Fine Line' album. Nick Catucci reviews.

A compelling document of an artist coming to life.

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

After debuting with a solo album that showed great promise and staked a claim for him as a serious pop force outside of One Direction, Harry Styles changed things up on 2019's Fine Line.

8 / 10

From the beginning, Harry Styles let us know exactly what to expect from his sophomore album, Fine Line. According to him, the album is "all...

8 / 10

It has been four years since One Direction gave their last performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on 31st December 2015 .

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The album finds the singer sifting through genres like clothes in a fabulous wardrobe.

Styles is taking his time to come into focus as a songwriter, and the results range from brisk and sunny to barbed and sly

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With his movie star looks and rock star mystique, it’s no surprise that Harry Styles is enjoying the greatest solo success out of all his One Direction bandmates.

Selling us heartbreak with a Californian suntan, Styles walks that Fine Line of playing around and playing with hearts

Varied sophmore album mixes genuine treats with questionable lyrics. New music review by Owen Richards