There are some obvious (and less obvious) references to sex That being said, “Cherry” is probably the best song on the album. Sound-wise, the song has the same saccharine melodies as “Sweet Creature” (from the previous album), with delicate guitar picking and soft vocals that lend themselves to sentimentalism. But Harry goes one step further because Camille herself features on the track, with a few seconds of her giggling and French speaking used to bring “Cherry” to a surprisingly uplifting conclusion. He also laments the possibility of Camille recycling her pet names (“Don’t you call him what you used to call me”) and says he misses her friends. Not only does Harry directly reference Camille’s French heritage (“I just miss your accent”) and her new boyfriend, gallery owner Theo Niarchos, (“Does he take you walking round his parent’s gallery?”), he even remarks on her wardrobe choices, singing: “There’s a piece of me in how you dress”. Take “Cherry”, the track that fans have quite rightly speculated is about Rowe (it also happens to combine both Harry and Camille’s names). It turns out that “everything” is lyrics, too.
But, as Nora Ephron put it, “everything is copy”. When Camille met Harry, she probably didn’t expect to have an entire album written about their relationship. Though we suspect Harry weaves his pain into art better than most of us, who, let’s face it, are more likely to reach for a tub of ice cream and a boxset than a notepad and a guitar.Īhead of its release date next week, Miss Vogue listened to Fine Line from start to finish. Nobody, of course, is above the perils of heartbreak. Listening to the album in full, it’s hard not to empathise with the 25-year-old, whose experience of a breakup sounds just like anybody else’s. Perhaps this is because it’s not been the easiest year for Harry, who reportedly broke up with French model Camille Rowe in July 2018, one year after the duo started dating.
The album comprises 12 tracks, each one more vulnerable than the next.
Unlike its predecessor – brazenly brassy rattling with riffs – the upcoming Fine Line is something softer and more relatable. Two years on from the debut that turned a boyish heartthrob into an electrifying troubadour, Harry Styles is back with a new album.
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