Harry Styles Left as a Dominant Male Pop Star. He Returns to a Crowd.
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Harry Styles’s solo career showcases a rapid evolution through various male archetypes, reflecting changing styles and musical influences from 2017 to 2022.
- His debut album featured a playful, arena rock persona, while his 2019 album embraced androgyny and psych-rock elements, and 2022’s "Harry’s House" adopted a refined, midcentury-inspired aesthetic.
- Styles’s versatility contrasts with the more static male archetypes of previous decades, where artists like Justin Timberlake and Ed Sheeran maintained consistent images with little change.
- For his upcoming fourth album, "Kiss All the Time. Disco Occasionally.," Styles adopts a casual, clubgoer look influenced by LCD Soundsystem and Berlin club culture
