Harry Styles Pushes Dance-Forward 'Aperture' as Album Arrives March 6
harry styles broke a four-year recording absence with "Aperture, " a dance-leaning single that previews his album Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally and marks a deliberate stylistic turn that critics say expands his path as a pop star. The song has already begun to chart and sets a clear tone for the March 6 album release.
Harry Styles leans into techno-pop on 'Aperture'
"Aperture" is the first single off Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally and ends the gap since his last album, Harry's House. The track has entered streaming charts this week, sitting at 41 globally, 39 in the U. S., and 18 in the U. K. on one major platform. Listeners encounter a chorus that declares "aperture lets the light in" and a dance-floor chant of "we belong together, " while a verse offers the line "I've no more tricks up my sleeve. "
Influences and reactions: from Talking Heads to Detroit techno
Critics and commentators have pointed to a broad set of touchstones in the single. Observers hear traces of Talking Heads and Depeche Mode alongside elements of Chicago house and Detroit techno. Styles himself said he had been listening to LCD Soundsystem while making the song. One analyst described "Aperture" as a gathering of voices on the dance floor, calling it "a multiplicity of voices gathering on the dance floor. "
How the single fits his career and what comes next
Across his solo records, harry styles moved away from the standard white-boy pop template and toward rock, Brit-pop, Laurel Canyon textures, Eighties-tinged uptempo funk and now a sharper dance orientation. A recent conversation between critic Rob Sheffield and host Brian Hiatt on a weekly music podcast traced that progression, arguing that by ignoring trends Styles helped create new ones and that the current single could be read as a dare to imitators.
The episode also highlights a lyrical echo of Leonard Cohen in the song's central image — "there is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in" — a parallel one commentator says underscores the song's ambition despite its electro beat.
Beyond the single and the March 6 album date, the discussion touched on upcoming live shows, though no further tour dates were detailed in the conversation. For now, listeners can measure the immediate outcome: a lead single that has reentered Styles into chart conversation, an album scheduled for March 6, and a clear billing of influences that pushes his sound toward club and techno-pop textures.
The next confirmed milestone is the release of Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally on March 6; the single "Aperture" will remain the main preview of what the record intends to explore.
