{"id":2249176,"date":"2026-01-25T02:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2249176"},"modified":"2026-01-25T02:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:59:12","slug":"wolf-alices-ellie-rowsell-credited-on-harry-styles-new-single-aperture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wolf-alices-ellie-rowsell-credited-on-harry-styles-new-single-aperture\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolf Alice&#8217;s Ellie Rowsell credited on Harry Styles&#8217; new single &#8216;Aperture&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/wolf-alice\">Wolf Alice<\/a>\u00a0singer Ellie Rowsell is a backing singer on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/harry-styles\">Harry Styles<\/a>\u2019 comeback single \u2018Aperture\u2019, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The former\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/one-direction\">One Direction<\/a>\u00a0singer\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/listen-to-harry-styles-pulsing-new-single-aperture-3924988\">released the song on Thursday<\/a>\u00a0(January 22) as the first single from his upcoming album \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/harry-styles-announces-new-album-kiss-all-the-time-disco-occasionally-3923500\">Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally<\/a>\u2019. Executive produced by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kid-harpoon\">Kid Harpoon<\/a>,\u00a0Styles\u2019 fourth solo effort is due to be released on March 6 \u2013\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/store-uk.hstyles.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit here to pre-order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the song\u2019s credits on Spotify, Rowsell is listed as contributing backing vocals, making it the first time the two have appeared on record together.<\/p>\n<p>Wolf Alice did support Styles for a series of shows in Europe in the summer of 2022, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/harry-styles-brings-out-wolf-alices-ellie-rowsell-on-last-day-of-european-tour-3280830\">Rowsell even joining him on stage\u00a0in Lisbon\u00a0for a duet of the band\u2019s 2021 single \u2018No Hard Feelings\u2019<\/a>.\u00a0Check out footage of that\u00a0performance, as well as the official video for \u2018Aperture\u2019,\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harry Styles - Aperture (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7sxVHYZ_PnA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wolf Alice\u2019s \u2018No Hard Feelings\u2019, performed by Harry Styles and Ellie Rowsell, live from Altice Arena\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8t9M06k_7XY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harry Styles and Ellie Rowsell singing together\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HewsjGhabuI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/wolf-alice-reflect-on-touring-with-harry-styles-we-feel-very-blessed-3305260\">Rowsell spoke about the duet in 2022<\/a>, describing it\u00a0as \u201cgreat\u201d,\u00a0and saying: \u201cWe\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have much time to practice but it felt like a great\u00a0moment\u00a0and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0been a\u00a0really nice\u00a0memory I\u00a0have to\u00a0look back on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved being on stage with Harry and his band. It was the last day of the\u00a0tour\u00a0and it felt like a really\u00a0nice day,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Rowsell spoke to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/entertainment\/ellie-rowsell-wolf-alice-the-clearing-harry-styles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Nylon<\/i><\/a>\u00a0about getting to know Styles, describing their shared tour as a \u201creally, really special experience\u201d and describing Styles as \u201ca super lovely guy\u201d and being \u201creally welcoming [and] passionate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/track\/harry-styles-aperture-single-review-3924978\"><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave \u2018Aperture\u2019 a four-star review<\/a>, noting: \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0also Styles as\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0not heard him before. Rather than the loosely retro pop-rock of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/harry-styles-new-album-harrys-house-3226209\">\u2018Harry\u2019s House\u2019<\/a>\u00a0or the grand theatrics of ballads like\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/harry-styles-sign-times-track-review-2037675\">\u2018Sign Of The Times\u2019<\/a>, the star heads in the direction of\u00a0electronic\u00a0music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Aperture\u2019 is propelled by a lightly thumping beat\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0made\u00a0more or less euphoric\u00a0by the stabs of house piano that dip in and out, the jittery blasts of distorted fuzz, and the 31-year-old\u2019s\u00a0resonant delivery in the chorus: \u201c<i>We belong together<\/i>\u201d. Add in a series of drawn-out, droning chords and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0(likely) as close as\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0going to get to Styles fronting\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lcd-soundsystem\">LCD Soundsystem<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT3FvecD0PV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Indeed,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/harry-styles-says-new-album-was-inspired-by-seeing-lcd-soundsystem-live-thats-how-i-want-to-feel-when-im-on-stage-3925087\">Styles has referenced James Murphy and co. as an influence on the song<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI think the inspiration from them [was], \u2018Oh, that\u2019s how I want to feel when I\u2019m on stage\u2019.\u00a0And then that kind of led to the kind of music I was making,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Styles\u00a0has\u00a0also shared that\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/harry-styles-says-he-needed-to-fall-in-love-with-music-all-over-again-after-taking-three-years-off-3925024\">he needed to \u201cfall in love with music all over again\u201d after taking three years off after releasing \u2018Harry\u2019s House\u2019 in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In support of \u2018Kiss All\u00a0The\u00a0Time. Disco,\u00a0Occasionally\u2019,\u00a0Styles has\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/harry-styles-announces-seven-city-residency-tour-together-together-including-wembley-stadium-and-madison-square-garden-3924952\">also announced a huge comeback tour<\/a>, which will see him play residencies in seven major cities around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Together,\u00a0Together\u2019 tour will consist of six nights at London\u2019s Wembley Stadium and a total of 30 shows in New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden, as well as strings of concerts in Amsterdam, S\u00e3o Paulo, Mexico City, Melbourne and Sydney.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wolf Alice\u00a0singer Ellie Rowsell is a backing singer on\u00a0Harry Styles\u2019 comeback single \u2018Aperture\u2019, it has been revealed. The former\u00a0One Direction\u00a0singer\u00a0released the song on Thursday\u00a0(January 22) as the first single from his upcoming album \u2018Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally\u2019. Executive produced by\u00a0Kid Harpoon,\u00a0Styles\u2019 fourth solo effort is due to be released on March 6 \u2013\u00a0visit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2249177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[21935,21940],"class_list":["post-2249176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-indie","tag-pop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wolf-Alices-Ellie-Rowsell-credited-on-Harry-Styles-new-single.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2249176"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2249178,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249176\/revisions\/2249178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2249177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2249176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2249176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2249176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}