{"id":1497580,"date":"2022-05-31T07:17:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1497580"},"modified":"2022-05-31T07:17:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:17:30","slug":"theres-background-music-in-harrys-house-but-the-walls-and-rooms-are-bare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theres-background-music-in-harrys-house-but-the-walls-and-rooms-are-bare\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s Background Music In \u2018Harry\u2019s House,\u2019 But The Walls And Rooms Are Bare"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftheres-background-music-in-harrys-house-but-the-walls-and-rooms-are-bare%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1497580&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-2022-05-27T144836.576.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s no wonder \u201cAs It Was\u201d has remained viral on TikTok since its release two months ago. It\u2019s the perfect soundtrack to the idealized teen summer\u2014but that\u2019s all it is.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former One Direction member Harry Styles just released \u201cHarry\u2019s House,\u201d a 13-track album that only offers us background music for the summer, and nothing else.\u00a0\u201cAs It Was\u201d is currently the go-to audio choice on TikTok. It\u2019s the ideal soundtrack for compilations of summer travel adventures, or videos reviewing a graduating seniors\u2019 school year recap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Styles, this means the song is trending and only mounting higher on the streaming charts. But unfortunately, that\u2019s all the song is good for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This album offers funk jams and perfect pop songs that pair well with a drive home in the summer heat, but these songs don\u2019t stand out. There\u2019s no striking creativity and no sign of musical maturity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Take his opener, \u201cMusic For A Sushi Restaurant,\u201d an odd title for sure. I wondered if this track would just be an instrumental intro. But no, there are lyrics. And they\u2019re weird: \u201cGreen eyes, fried rice, I could cook an egg on you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Styles tried to take a shot at creativity with this exotic route, but it doesn\u2019t land. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if sushi restaurants actually play this song in their buildings, seeing as it\u2019s perfect background noise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not something Styles should necessarily be proud of. Would he really rather have his songs remain in the background? \u201cMusic For A Sushi Restaurant\u201d is just another cliche, steamy love song. In fact, the majority of his songs are sitting on the cliche love song train.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As I re-listened to this album, the majority of it merged into the background of the coffee shop I worked in. \u201cLate Night Talking,\u201d \u201cGrapejuice,\u201d \u201cAs It Was,\u201d \u201cDaylight,\u201d and \u201cLittle Freak\u201d didn\u2019t strike a chord. Sure, it was perfect for focusing on writing this, but I was hoping for something <em>more<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then \u201cMatilda\u201d came on, and what I had been hoping for came to life for four minutes and 55 seconds.\u00a0Styles presents his musicality with a beautiful finger-picking intro. He sings to Matilda, \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be sorry for leaving and growing up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoyfriends\u201d is another exception. Styles apologizes for all the poor boyfriends in the world: \u201cBoyfriends, are they just pretending? \/ They don\u2019t t\u0435ll you where it\u2019s heading \/ And you know th\u0435 game\u2019s never ending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For a moment, there are glimmers of something beautiful and something deeper. But we head right back into the cliche synth-pop sound he consistently percolates in, perfect for the thoughtless Instagram scroll.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some artists relish in the fact that their lyrics remain thoughtful and cryptic, but Styles has leaned much more into the cliche rather than the thoughtful. This album doesn\u2019t give us a look into Styles\u2019 house or personal life, which may have been what fans were expecting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn\u2019t recommend Styles to reveal every detail of his hidden life; he\u2019s in a public relationship, after all. But you can be masterfully intentional and personal without oversharing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Styles also doesn\u2019t have to do something completely new with his sound in order to wow fans. Since he\u2019s a former member of One Direction, it\u2019s hard to imagine a world where Styles has to convince someone to listen to his music. Whenever he releases a new album, plenty of people will automatically listen to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But maybe that\u2019s the deeper problem. This album is underwhelming because, although many of us have been relentless fans of Styles for years, it seems he\u2019s just riding on his fanbase. There\u2019s nothing surprising or invigorating about this piece of music.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t say this album is a complete trainwreck. A few of these songs may make it onto my summer drive playlists, seeing as they are perfect background noises. But that\u2019s all the album really is.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Styles will undoubtedly remain on the charts with \u201cHarry\u2019s House,\u201d but for those looking for something deeper and more creative, head in a different direction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Hannah Cote is a senior at Hillsdale College studying English and journalism. She has interned for Verily Magazine and is currently an intern for The National Catholic Register.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no wonder \u201cAs It Was\u201d has remained viral on TikTok since its release two months ago. 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