Harry Styles Returns With ’Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’: A Track-By-Track Breakdown

The pop star is back and in peak form on his first release in four years, featuring the guitar-heavy pop-rock of ‘Fine Line’ sprinkled with synth-filled city pop goodness of ‘Harry’s House’ Harry Styles Laura Jane Coulson Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on Reddit Post a Comment Share on Whats App Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Print the Article Share on Tumblr The wait is finally over. After nearly four years, Harry Styles is finally back with a new album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. “Aperture,” the album’s pre-release single, dropped in January, giving fans a feel for Styles’ long-awaited fourth studio album. He also announced the Together, Together tour, hitting seven cities around the world. New York City is his only scheduled United States stop for the year; he’s booked a 30-date residency at Madison Square Garden. His last album, Harry’s House, released in 2022, earned the British singer-songwriter his first album of the year win at the Grammy Awards and spawned an extensive, 169-date world tour. In the years since that tour — which wrapped in June 2023 — Styles has been on an extended hiatus from both music and acting, which he’s branched out to in recent years. Styles traveled the world, spending time in Japan, Germany, Spain and Italy. The singer told Runner’s World he loved the Berlin club scene in particular, which can definitely be heard on Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. To put Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally in terms of previous Styles releases, the 12-track album feels most sonically connected to 32-year-old’s 2019 sophomore solo album Fine Line, which leaned more pop-rock. What sets Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally apart, and Styles is pretty upfront about it with that headline, is the sprinkling of the synth-heavy city pop flare that defined his Grammy Winning album, Harry’s House. While “Aperture,” doesn’t necessarily capture the sonic profile of the entire album, it does capture its’ spirit. The lead single’s a bit more disco than most of the album’s songs, but the whole album grooves. Meanwhile, “Dance No More” carries a similar dance flare and is absolutely a stand-out on the record. Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally sonically flows from one song to the next, making it more than pleasant listening experience. Below is a track-by-track breakdown of Styles’ much anticipated return. “Aperture” Styles kicks off his first album in four years with the album’s pre-release single, “Aperture,” a synth-filled, nearly six-minute game of push and pull. “It’s best you know what you don’t / Aperture lets the light in,” Styles croons on the pre-chorus before diving into the song’s main message: “We belong together / It finally appears it’s only love.” “Aperture” sets listeners up for an album that at-once feels right at home in Styles’ discography and a bit of a departure. Lyrically and sonically, it’s one of the calmer songs on the album, even if it leans much more into the disco vibe than a majority of the album. The dichotomy within the song — a bit sad yet still a bit hopeful — perfectly sets the tone of Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally, which, at first glance, shows Styles self-reflecting in a way he hasn’t before.