It just makes it a solid cut with not a ton to write home about. The title does not quite match the expected sound, but that doesn’t make it bad. Speaking of heartbreakers, “Little Freak” is Styles talking about a lost relationship that is still on his mind. That being said, this is still a strong smooth cut off Harry’s House, a good change of pace after the fireworks and heartbreakers that come before it. Unfortunately, that time has not come, so my first judgments will have to pass for now. “Cinema” feels like a song that will grow on me over time. It’s not a standout on the self-titled album, but it’s certainly not a skip for me, either. The lyrics are pretty straightforward for a Styles song, but the build in the guitar, and in Styles’ delivery, by the ending chorus, is what makes “Carolina” so fun. There’s just something about this song that leaves me wanting more, which leaves it as a less-fulfilling final track. Styles has said this song alludes to his home country of England, and that’s a nice little twist on the chorus. It’s a perfectly fine closer for Styles’ third album. I am a sucker for a good synth instrumental, which “Love Of My Life” delivers on. I think the “wa-hoo” background sample gets tiresome in the chorus, and the song loses steam at nearly five minutes in length, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy most of it. This is a fun rock song, and Styles brings a great energy to the track. This begins the set of songs where I said: “How could it possibly be this low on the list?” That is the difficulty with ranking Harry Styles songs, and unfortunately “Only Angel” falls here.
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However, I do think the song could have used a little more substance to reach its full potential.
It’s a quick 2:21 and I like the instrumental switch on the bridge a lot. “Keep Driving” feels to me like a lite version of The 1975’s “Love It If Me Made It.” The lyrics here are mostly word soup, intentionally so, touching on some societal topics with a chorus about continuing to push forward no matter what. The lyrics are simple, the guitar and tambourine are enjoyable in the instrumental, but it doesn’t move the needle on such a loaded tracklist. Much like the song before it, “Canyon Moon” just sort of falls here on the account of being pretty good, but not a major highlight in the Styles solo albums. Still, I understand its general shortcomings, and he certainly has plenty of songs better than this. “Treat People With Kindness” seems to be the consensus pick for Styles’ worst song, but I can’t help but have a little bit of a soft spot for it with just how upbeat and smile-inducing the whole thing is. “Treat People With Kindness” ( Fine Line) Why it falls near the bottom of this list for me is the lyrics that come off a bit like he is blaming women for being stuck in bad relationships, despite almost certainly having the opposite intentions. The sound of “Boyfriends” is fine enough, with a nice acoustic melody to back it.
The guitar solo is nice, but it’s not enough to save the song from a last-place finish. The chorus is just the word “woman” six times with some “la-la-la-la-la-la” additions, and there is this weird, duck-like noise throughout the lengthy track that drives me insane. I would argue that there are no bad songs in Harry Styles’ solo catalog, but “Woman” is at the bottom of the list for being his least interesting and most annoying. So, this is a formal apology to whoever’s beloved song ended up being ranked far too low. Trying to rank songs from his newest album released so recently was also a challenge. Styles has been extremely consistent in five years as a solo artist, and that made for a discography extremely difficult to put in order. There are no songs from the One Direction era here, no unreleased cuts and no other songs past what has shown up on the albums. In honor of Harry’s House, we went through his three solo efforts and ranked his songs from worst to best. In his 35 combined songs, Styles has diversified his sound in a big way from his One Direction days, creating songs that can fit in the folk, pop or rock genres with ease. Following the release of his newest record on May 20, Styles has released three albums: 2017’s Harry Styles, 2019’s Fine Line and 2022’s Harry’s House. It has been more than six years since One Direction last performed together, and while all five members have released solo music, Harry Styles has managed to stand out.
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