Release Date: May 20th, 2022
Review: It's hard to not have some sort of preconceived notion of what this guy is. When he came out with "Sign of the Times," I was confused on some of the praised he got because to me, it sounded like a tryhard 70's ripoff. I didn't like "Adore you" and "Watermelon Sugar" was gibberish. This album, I couldn't escape the songs on the radio. Funny enough, I kept hearing about this new artist named steve lacy and when i first heard "music for a sushi restaurant" on the radio, it was funky and it was boppy and I thought it must have been steve's. But nope, it was motherfucken Harry Styles.
I couldn't believe it. But with an open mind and an open heart, I was okay with the album's first half. I know that's where all the singles are from, but the non singles like "Grapejuice" and "Daylight" are enjoyable. "Little Freak" seems to be a sweet ballad. "Matilda" tries to do that, but maybe I'm too old, but i felt like it was a cheap attempt to catch people in their feels.
"Cinema" was when i started to think, this album kinda sucks. That final minute was weird. so many usage of the word "you got" and "pop" and "cinema" and it wasn't catchy at all. On "daydreaming" I felt like they had a good sample and they didn't have anything else.
I actually like "Keep Driving" and parts of "Satellite" are nice, but something about it felt lacking.
Summary: I knew this would be an uphill battle because I generally do not like male singers in the pop space. I don't think Harry has an interesting vocal range. Most of the songs I like are the ones I've been expose to from the radio. As a whole, it didn't sound very catchy, but the mood was so inoffensive, it's like whatever. let's do cocaine.
Favorite Songs: As It Was, Little Freak, Keep Driving
Rating: 5/10
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