Driftwood #17: Music Recs

April 15, 2021

A Newer Release

Discover something new to listen to with our favorite album from the past year and a half. 

Fine Line
by Harry Styles

Fine Line album coverReleased December 13, 2019, Harry Styles’s second studio album Fine Line is an absolute masterpiece of heart-felt and heart-wrenching songs. The album is broken up into four categories on the vinyl, and Styles revealed that this was intentional, to truly capture each phase of his feelings during the stages of a relationship. The first four songs are the initial feelings in a relationship, when both parties are very excited to be with each other and that infatuation is at its most prevalent. The second four songs are the rough patches in relationships, or the breakups. These four songs are all very powerful and emotional; the contrast of the acoustic piano in “Falling” and the acoustic guitar in “Cherry” is astounding, and both songs can nearly move me to tears. “She” is an epic and slow 70’s rock-electric guitar sound that just really makes you appreciate the band in this album. The third set of songs are more uplifting again, representing pulling yourself out of that depression that comes with a breakup, and truly making you optimistic to put yourself out there again. These songs are also perfect to blast in your car during the summer, with your windows down. The last song, “Fine Line” is perhaps the most emotional song on the album and truly does make me sob every time I listen to it. Filled with utterly angelic instrumentals and backing vocals, the lyrics in “Fine Line” emphasize the journey of self-love.

Favorite Tracks: “Cherry” and “Fine Line”

—Kira Doman

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