Harry's House
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100
As it’s released into the world, these songs are yours to sing to, dance to, cry to, laugh to. It’s yours to travel to, to make a home to, to do “whatever you want” to. This isn’t just Harry’s home anymore; it’s ours.
91
The singer is ready to let listeners into his home — or rather, his 13-song representation of it.
90
Despite the fact that there's nothing as immortal as "Watermelon Sugar" to be found, this album, as a whole, has solid bones and is sturdy enough to last.
90
It sounds like Styles is recounting a series of romantic affairs to a friend. It’s intimate but relatable; complex but easy to listen to. Harry’s House is a summertime fling that, thankfully, seems like it will stick around for quite a while.
80
The former One Directioner has described this record as his “biggest and the most fun, but by far the most intimate”. It's also his best yet.
80
An accomplished follow-up to his Grammy winner, this is a light-footed strut around sex, drugs and fine wine.
80
A big deal on every level, his third solo album is a heavyweight pop release that feels understated and lightweight.
80
Harry Styles delivers sleek, heartfelt pop pleasures on his great third album.
80
Harry Styles is a musician for all seasons, and his third album, Harry’s House, is proof of the chameleonic way in which the former boybander so effortlessly traverses genres, feelings and states of mind we all know too well.
80
A body of work that will bring more comfort to longtime fans of his like a big fat hug around the middle, it’s packed with enough pop chops to rattle stadium floors, and dominate the kitchen radios of the casual listener for a while to come yet.
80
Harry Styles demonstrates his genuine affinity for modern pop with Harry’s House, as he stands out amidst a collection of pandemic-influenced bedroom offerings.
80
As ‘Harry’s House’ flings open the doors of its party garage, Styles navigates this confusing emotional territory with a funk shuffle and future soul panache worthy of the Purple One himself.
80
Nods to A-ha and Prince are scattered through this gorgeously gooey album that'll have listeners thinking it was written for their ears only.
80
While with one hand he’s exploring vivid lyrical micro-vignettes, he’s still obfuscating with the other.
80
While he may never be the sophisticated, culture-defining rock star he inspires to be, he has more than justified his place as a generational icon.
80
Styles balances hit-making with sly experimentation - and just enough lyrical ambiguity to keep fans talking.
80
Styles coos canny – though perhaps not especially deep – lyrics over 70s guitar and 80s hooks on a mature third album where every song feels like a single.
77
Harry will steal your summer playlist and with the indulgent Christmas bells closing “As it Was” he may just take you through your Love, Actually streaming season. You won’t be ashamed of being wild about Harry.
72
Harry Styles’ melodious third solo album sometimes lacks substance, but style always abounds.
70
Has Harry, in his no-doubt-very-lovely house, made a pop album for the ages? Possibly not. But it’s a record about growth and there’s plenty of that here.
70
As each track builds the score for a new scene or chapter in a story of several kinds of love, moving between big boisterous declarations into small moments, every second gains the same hefty romanticism.
70
Harry’s House is a good album because it doesn’t care if you think so. It's not trying to appease the male critics chained to the altar of classic rock, and it isn’t showering you in glitter and hauling you onto the dance floor (even though you are still cordially invited).
70
The album as a whole encapsulates the kind of music that this summer season needs. It’s unapologetically romantic, expertly produced, and sweet on the ears, with just enough depth and artistic flair to pull listeners below the surface level.
60
What sets the album apart are the lyrics which are quirky, specific and often interesting.
60
There are good and bad times to be had at Harry's House.
60
The album sees Styles growing comfortable enough within the pop idiom that he inhabits to push against it—but only ever so slightly.
60
He still might be so focused on pleasantness that he loses a grittiness that would add dimensions to his work, but it’s nevertheless refreshing to hear Styles on track for a more definitive pop sound.
5mo
52
Ultimately, Harry's House is festival music that is otherwise best enjoyed as perfectly enjoyable background noise in a coffee shop.
Twitter made you rate it a 100, but Harry is not your savior
DERIVATIVE. BLAND. UNINTERESTING. Harry Styles has lost all style in this album. Beforehand, Harry made very solid pop music for the masses that I seriously thought had quality and potential. Singer-songwriter cuts like 'Sign of the Times', showed real promise. But with 'Harry's House', I feel like all of the promise that was once shown has kinda faded away. Everything I found interesting about Harry's solo debut, seemingly is ... read more
Who the fuck was in charge of the mixing here?
Oh, that's right, the same guy who mixes Maroon 5 is mixing large rock crescendos
It's not like the writing is any better though. Take Boyfriends for example. Harry Styles takes it upon himself to mansplain what abusers are to women.
But besides that, the album is alright. Some bops here and there, and a decent ... read more
This album is so interesting because it’s just good and that is it. It’s consistently fine but it’s literally just that. It never soars into greatness and doesn’t really have a bad moment, it’s just passable okay music.
6/10
Great songs, amazingly strong start but the energy and happiness sort of fades throughout tracks, not saying that the songs make me sad, it's kind of like a sugar crash where you start off so excited and then you kind of get calmer and slower and lazier. Amazing songwriting and lyrics, production is very good, not sure why so many are upset about mixing when that's not a problem at all. Love every beat and it's just a good pop album in general. Decided to write an actual review this time and ... read more
I liked it… although some of the songs are a bit overrated
Favorite song: Music For A Sushi Restaurant
Least favorite: Boyfriends
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Track List
| 1 | Music For a Sushi Restaurant 3:13 | 66 |
| 2 | Late Night Talking 2:57 | 73 |
| 3 | Grapejuice 3:11 | 64 |
| 4 | As It Was 2:47 | 79 |
| 5 | Daylight 2:44 | 66 |
| 6 | Little Freak 3:22 | 64 |
| 7 | Matilda 4:05 | 73 |
| 8 | Cinema 4:03 | 63 |
| 9 | Daydreaming 3:07 | 65 |
| 10 | Keep Driving 2:20 | 59 |
| 11 | Satellite 3:38 | 71 |
| 12 | Boyfriends 3:14 | 50 |
| 13 | Love Of My Life 3:11 | 64 |
Total Length: 41 minutes
Year End Lists
| #1 | / | USA Today |
| #2 | / | Yahoo Entertainment |
| #3 | / | Rolling Stone: Rob Sheffield |
| #5 | / | Albumism |
| #5 | / | Rolling Stone |
| #5 | / | The Telegraph |
| #6 | / | Billboard |
| #6 | / | DIY |
| #7 | / | People |
| #8 | / | Coup De Main |
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2mo
Hot Take: This actually DID deserve album of the year, certainly not on AOTY, but from the choices we had. I like this album more than all the other choices.
Added on: March 23, 2022