In this bonus episode, Dan Andy dissect Harry Styles’ Sign of the Times. As the member of One Direction with the biggest name recognition the brightest shining light, Harry suffered the most amount of pressure when it finally came time to release his solo material.

Released from the shackles of his former boy-band prison, Harry delved into sixties British rock, influenced by Queen and David Bowie, forming a record born out of Bowie’s death and how it affected the pop climate in 2017.

If the new pop norm in this political climate is artists looking outwards in their lyric writing, then Harry Styles is no exception. Gone are the happy-go-lucky sugar pop jams of One Direction’s beginning, and hello to a woke, authentic Harry Styles.

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