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Fine Line is Harry Styles’ second solo album. Two years after the release of his self-titled debut album which featured the chart-topping hit “Sign of the Times,” Styles released his first single from the Fine Line album, “Lights Up.” Shortly followed by the rest of the album which has been described as pop rock with elements of psychedelic pop and soul amongst other styles which the singer has experimented with. The album was number 1 for two weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart.

“To Be So Lonely” is the 7^th track on the album. Styles is singing to someone who he has recently ended a relationship with and how he finds it difficult to be alone especially when his ex is still around but not with him anymore. To Be So Lonely could be seen as a continuation of “Cherry” (5^th track) and “Falling” (6^th track) which both show different stages of emotions that people tend to go through during a breakup. “Cherry” representing the anger and petty emotions that you feel at the thought of this person with someone new and “Falling” representing the depression that some go through and how you feel yourself becoming a sad person who cannot get over the breakup and that’s not what you want. So “To be So Lonely” represents the next stage where you still don’t like being alone, but you can admit that the end of the relationship was not entirely your fault. The way that Harry styles is able to tell a story that intertwines these songs together but all three of them still have such different sounds is what makes this album so special. 

Other songs on this album which stood out to me was “Adore You” which was the third single released from the album. The track an indie pop sound to it which is something different for Styles, the catchy chorus, wah-wah guitar effects and female harmonies all come together to make this song upbeat and dance worthy. “Canyon Moon” is perhaps the song which Harry styles has experimented in the most as it falls under a folk/pop genre something which is completely different for the ex boyband member.