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  • Summary: The second full-length solo release for the One Direction member features production from Jeff Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, and Sammy Witte.
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Treat People With Kindness
Maybe, we can find a place to feel good And we can treat people with kindness Find a place to feel good I've got a good feeling I'm just takin' it... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. The A.V. Club
    Dec 17, 2019
    83
    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.
  2. Exclaim
    Dec 13, 2019
    80
    Fine Line is proof that Harry Styles has grown as an artist since his solo debut. He hasn't reached his full potential, but he's certainly well on his way.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Dec 10, 2019
    80
    For the most part, though, Styles’ second album is a total joy. It’s an elegant combination of the ex-boybander’s influences, slick modern pop and his own roguish charm.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Dec 16, 2019
    80
    Fine Line is very much a document of a 25-year-old deep in the process of figuring out not just what kind of musician he wants to be, but what kind of person. The path from cookie-cutter boy-band member to bona fide rock star is one fraught with a lot to prove both personally and publically, and yet it’s one Styles seems to be navigating with an eagerness to learn, to experience and to experiment.
  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Dec 13, 2019
    75
    Fine Line is a solid, playful pop album, but that matters less than its status as a source of uncomplicated comfort and affirmation. When everything feels hopeless, pop music feels frivolous, but there’s joy in frivolity, and deep meaning in joy.
  6. Consequence of Sound
    Dec 16, 2019
    67
    Styles is a more confident and precise songwriter on Fine Line than on his debut, even if the progress is incremental rather than exponential.
  7. Pitchfork
    Dec 13, 2019
    60
    The actual sound of Fine Line is incredible, and most songs have at least one great moment to grab hold of. ... While the music wades into the mystic, his songwriting, pointedly, does not. ... Styles doesn’t have the imagination of Bowie or another pop-rock touchpoint here, Fleetwood Mac, who took their lives and transfigured them through cosmic fantasia or Victorian grandeur.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 310 out of 339
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 339
  3. Negative: 20 out of 339
  1. dudatrindade
    Dec 13, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum muito bem estruturado, coeso e sincero, Styles nos passa de forma muito genuína seus sentimentos, fazendo com que fiquemos emocionados por diversas vezes, podemos notar referências à grandes nomes da música, como The Beatles por exemplo, porém nunca perdendo sua originalidade.
    Fine line começa com a faixa Golden, na qual Harry quase aparece implorar para não ser deixado sozinho, e o mesmo é finalizado com Fine Line, onde em certo momento Styles parece tentar se converter que tudo ficará bem, e assim nos levando a acreditar que tudo ficará realmente bem.
    Durante todo o álbum podemos sentir a honestidade e vulnerabilidade na voz de Harry, o que torna a experiência única em uma explosão de sentimentos.    … Expand
  2. mariaclara97
    Dec 13, 2019
    10
    Fine Line é o álbum perfeito para expressar as fases de um relacionamento assim como RED da taylor swift,existe a parte boa excitante assimFine Line é o álbum perfeito para expressar as fases de um relacionamento assim como RED da taylor swift,existe a parte boa excitante assim como as brigas,os ciúmes e o término que por muitas vezes pode ser destruidor e demorar um tempo para que você se recupere.Esse álbum trata de se reconhecer.Harry se mostra extremamente vulnerável e aberto ao novo,ao futuro que ele espera que seja diferente do que passou,mas ao mesmo tempo ele honra os caminhos já percorridos e escolhas feitas.Esse álbum nada mais é do humano! Quem passou por situações desafiadoras,um coração quebrado realmente se conectará.Particularmente,é o melhor álbum de 2019 para mim,pois se relaciona à minha realidade e vivência e isso é que faz um artista bom,a capacidade de sua arte se encaixar na vida de quem não escreveu ou vivenciou a situação que inspirou. Harry Styles alcança um nível de passar emoções digno de Taylor Swift cuja arte é conhecida por te colocar na situação e passar as emoções,mas não se engane,Harry fala de uma forma mais abstrata enquanto Taylor conta uma estória. O álbum tem um desenvolvimento constante e com começo,meio e fim algo que é interessante presenciar em época de rappers,pop genérico e músicas feitas para chart.Harry é uma estrela que se consolidará como a cara dos anos 2020.Ainda tem muito pra acontecer.… Expand
  4. kyssderain
    Dec 13, 2019
    10
    I'm glad he let his music evolve into something different from his debut album but still able to make it a great follow up. Fine Line got soI'm glad he let his music evolve into something different from his debut album but still able to make it a great follow up. Fine Line got so much more emotions and feelings to it. There's variety of vocals styling he used here, and the production is amazing. Love this one even more than his debut album.… Expand
  5. Ruk809
    Dec 13, 2019
    10
    Great album, great lyrics, great voice, great instrumental, amanzing 10/10,
  6. aahes
    Dec 16, 2019
    10
    definitely the most amazing piece of work harry styles has ever put out. the songs are cohesive and the lyrics are powerful. falling and finedefinitely the most amazing piece of work harry styles has ever put out. the songs are cohesive and the lyrics are powerful. falling and fine line are the most emotional songs on the album, and are the only times i’ve ever cried from just a songs lyrics. the album is truly beautiful, harry succeeds in making the audience feel his pain, freedom, and ending acceptance through his music. can’t wait to hear more from him and where he takes this album while performing and on tour.… Expand
  7. EnzoSantini
    Dec 14, 2019
    10
    um hino, um hino de album, um hino de homem, tudo perfeito, não tem um erro
  8. alisas
    Dec 16, 2019
    0
    o integrante favorito da falecida oned escorado a anos em um visual extravagante, intrigas do antigo grupo, com um novo álbum sem um realo integrante favorito da falecida oned escorado a anos em um visual extravagante, intrigas do antigo grupo, com um novo álbum sem um real propósito, com faixas cansativas… Expand

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