{"id":2245527,"date":"2026-01-22T14:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2245527"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:06:29","slug":"harry-styles-fans-react-to-new-song-aperture-at-nyc-listening-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/harry-styles-fans-react-to-new-song-aperture-at-nyc-listening-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Styles Fans React to New Song ‘Aperture’ at NYC Listening Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tHarry Styles<\/a>\u2018 latest single \u201cAperture\u201d <\/a>hadn\u2019t been playing for longer than one full minute before Lindsey, 20, was in tears. She was among the hundreds of fans who waited for more than three hours at New York\u2019s Rough Trade record store to be among the first to hear the lead song from the musician\u2019s upcoming album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> out March 6. \u201cAs soon as I heard his voice, I was crying so much,\u201d Lindsey tells Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting for years for his comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLindsey was ushered in alongside three other fans she\u2019d waited with in line, filling out one table while two more sets of four listened through black headphones at the other stations set up in the store. They exchanged wide-eyed glances with each other as she used the fur-trim of her jacket sleeve to blot her tears. They danced along, too. There\u2019s nothing wrong with crying in the club. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe anticipation alone was overwhelming. The first listening events for \u201cAperture,\u201d set for official release at 7 p.m. EST on Jan. 22, was hosted in Sydney, Tokyo, Berlin, and a few other cities hours before fans started lining up in NYC. It was enough time for a lot of conflicting reactions to the sound of the record to pour in. Some international listeners reported that the single reminded them of Lorde\u2019s dizzying song \u201cRibs,\u201d Billie Eilish\u2019s Hit Me Hard and Soft<\/em> deep cut \u201cChihiro,\u201d and even Styles\u2019 own \u201cMusic for a Sushi Restaurant.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI came in with no expectations, because everyone on Twitter was lying. Some people said HS1<\/em>,\u201d Sabine, 24, says, using the shorthand for Styles\u2019 rock-tinged, self-titled solo debut from 2017. \u201cI\u2019m like, OK, I would be happy. I love HS1.<\/em> And then some people said, \u2018Sad, but techno \u2014 like \u2018Little Freak\u2019 [from 2022\u2019s Harry\u2019s House<\/em>] but techno.\u2019 I said, that\u2019s not a thing. So it was really fun to see everyone was just lying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFor some fans, hearing Styles doing literally anything on a record is enough after the four years they\u2019ve waited for new music. \u201cHe could release five minutes of static noise and I would love it,\u201d Isabel, 20, says. It\u2019s this kind of loyalty that brought a swarm of fans out to Rockefeller Center in 30 degree weather (more like 15 degrees with the wind chill) for more than four hours. Styles warmed them up, if only for a few minutes. <\/p>\n

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\n\tPhones and any potential recording devices were confiscated for the duration of the listening to prevent leaks, so fans reacting online could only reference their own memories. A group exiting the Rough Trade listening session attempted to hum the melody of the record into their voice notes app before they forgot it. \u201cI\u2019m singing it in my head still,\u201d one attendee quipped to her friends on her way out the door, a poster of the Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally<\/em> album cover in hand. <\/p>\n

\n\tLindsey describes \u201cAperture\u201d as \u201ceverything disco, everything techno,\u201d but KJ, 25, who skipped work to be there, pinpointed an entirely different sound. \u201cIt was kind of giving Jersey [Club] beat, or Lil Uzi Vert,\u201d they tell Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cI was expecting more of the soul, R&B aspect, because that\u2019s what it felt like he was hinting at. But it was completely different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKJ cites Harry\u2019s House<\/em>, which was awarded Album of the Year at the 2023 Grammy Awards, as an essential record in their exploration of those genres. Having become a fan towards the end of the Fine Line <\/em>era, they were drawn to Styles\u2019 stage presence in videos they watched from Love on Tour, but also his attention to detail. \u201cHe sampled Brothers Johnson, which was so cool to me,\u201d KJ says, referencing \u201cDaydreaming.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s doing different genres that I think he\u2019s really close to, so it\u2019s cool to see him take that and turn it into his own thing, into his own specific sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tLindsey and Sabine, like perhaps the largest portion of Styles\u2019 fanbase, have been following his career since the One Direction days. Seeing his evolution over the course of more than a decade, they agree, has been one of the most fulfilling elements of being a fan. \u201cHe grew up so much. It\u2019s different, but it\u2019s different in a good way. Artists have to experiment more,\u201d Lindsey says. \u201cI\u2019ve always admired him because he reminds me a lot of David Bowie. He\u2019s just trying new stuff. It\u2019s insane to watch him grow like that. I love it. We\u2019re here for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn July 2023, Love on Tour concluded after nearly two years and 169 shows with an emotional farewell <\/a>from Styles. \u201cYou have given me memories that will last a lifetime, more than I could have ever dreamed of. Thank you for your time, your energy, and your love,\u201d he wrote on Instagram at the time. \u201cIt\u2019s been an honor to play for you. I hope you had as much fun as I did. Look after each other, I\u2019ll see you again when the time is right.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\n\tThese listening sessions served as a confirmation that they never let each other go. Strangers danced and cried together for the brief duration of the record. When Styles finally returns to the stage, they\u2019ll likely find each other again. <\/p>\n

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\n\tSabine has been waiting for that moment for six years. \u201cI love the community of Harries, like everyone going out and doing things. I feel like I haven\u2019t had that since pre-Covid, really, because I wasn\u2019t able to go to Love on Tour,\u201d she says. \u201cSo I feel like now everything\u2019s starting back up.\u201d This new era, she adds, is a fresh start. \u201cHopefully I\u2019ll be able to make some friends, get some tickets, have fun, enjoy everything.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tFans still haven\u2019t heard from Styles directly. He\u2019s mostly been communicating with them through cryptic teaser posters and websites<\/a>. A poster put up in New York last week read, \u201cSee you very soon.\u201d In S\u00e3o Paulo, another listening session location, the poster promised, \u201cA Gente Se V\u00ea Em Breve,\u201d or \u201cWe\u2019ll see each other soon.\u201d Despite their varied messages, each poster and billboard were connected by the same declaration: \u201cWe belong together.\u201d To listen together, to dance together, to cry together, to be together. That\u2019s the Styles way. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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