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May 23, 2017Ultimately Harry Styles feels comfortable and readily worn-in.
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May 17, 2017It might not be perfect and it might be reductive in parts, but it’s not contrived or calculated.
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May 12, 2017As eager as he seems to establish a new context--to lift himself out of the realm of branded lunchboxes and touch down among the real rock artistes--Styles never overplays his hand on this winningly relaxed collection.
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May 12, 2017Through 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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May 17, 2017Harry Styles is fun listening and will rightly soundtrack many a summer. But after demanding to be treated as a capital-A Artist, Harry Styles finds himself atop a pedestal without anything to say.
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May 15, 2017The 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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May 12, 2017Reconciling the folkie and the rogue hardly seems like Harry’s priority; instead, the 23-year-old basks in the privilege of paying tribute to his many musical heroes, and trying on all the styles that fit.
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May 17, 2017Sometimes great, sometimes foggy album, which is almost bold in its resistance to contemporary pop music aesthetics.
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May 16, 2017Occasionally, 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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May 12, 2017With 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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May 11, 2017Harry 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. More weirdness, less slickness, and a distinct musical vision next time and maybe he'll get there.
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May 16, 2017Take issue with Styles’ taste at your leisure, but there’s no denying his comprehensiveness. His vocal performances are invariably the best parts of these songs.
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May 15, 2017This is music that plays well in every venue, from the late night hangouts of urban bohemia to the awkward houses of the indie disco.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 1,229 out of 1530
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Mixed: 84 out of 1530
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Negative: 217 out of 1530
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