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Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. (2026)

Where the lyrics of Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. take you, and where it was really made.

The album sold 430,000 first-week units in the US, the biggest debut of 2026, yet part of it was recorded in Berlin, where Styles had reportedly moved to work on it.

Key places

Abbey Road Studios, London (2026)

Recording site Abbey Road Studios — The album was mainly recorded in the UK and Germany, with the London session work at Abbey Road Studios among the main sites. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Jubilee line to St John's Wood station, then about a 5-minute walk.

RAK Studios, London (2026)

Recording site RAK Studios — RAK Studios in London is named as one of the main recording sites for the album, which was mainly made in the UK and Germany. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Hansa Studios, Berlin (2026)

Recording site Deutsches Filmorchester — Hansa Studios in Berlin is named as a main recording site, in the German part of the album sessions. The point is placed at city-centre level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Clubhouse, New York (2026)

Recording site Clubhouse — Clubhouse in New York is named among the additional recording locations in the UK and USA used for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Green Oak Studios, Los Angeles (2026)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Green Oak Studios in Los Angeles is named among the additional US recording sites for the album. The point is placed at city-centre level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Angel Studios, London (2026)

Recording site Angel Recording Studios — Angel Studios in London is named among the additional UK recording sites used for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Fourth studio album by English singer and songwriter Harry Styles
• Released 6 March 2026 by Erskine and Columbia Records
• Produced by frequent collaborators Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson
• Background vocals from Ellie Rowsell and the House Gospel Choir
• Additional contributors: Tom Skinner, John Metcalfe, and Jules Buckley
• Dance-pop sound influenced by electronic music
• Departs from the city pop and R&B influences of Harry's House (2022)

Background

• Earlier albums: Harry Styles (2017), Fine Line (2019), Harry's House (2022)
• Harry's House was promoted with the 22-month Love On Tour, which ended in July 2023
• After that tour, Styles made only sporadic public appearances
• Stated in August 2022 that he was working on ideas for a fourth album
• Reported in May 2025 that he was living in Berlin and working on the album
• The move to Berlin drew comparisons to David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy
• After the album was announced, Styles said it was largely inspired by LCD Soundsystem
• Album title comes from what Styles considers a life mantra

Recording

• Recording began in 2024
• Styles revealed on social media that recording appeared completed on 25 June 2025
• Mainly recorded in the UK and Germany at RAK and Abbey Road Studios in London and Hansa Studios in Berlin
• Additional recording in the UK and USA at Clubhouse, Green Oak Studios, Angel Studios, Ridgemont Studios, and Traquillo Studios
• Co-written by Styles with Harpoon and Johnson, both long-time collaborators
• Harpoon produced all 12 tracks and is the executive producer

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Harry Edward Styles, born 1 February 1994 in Redditch, England, grew up in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire.
• Auditioned for The X Factor in 2010 as a solo contestant; eliminated, then placed in a boy band formed with four other contestants.
• That group, One Direction, was mentored by Simon Cowell and suggested the name 'One Direction' by Styles.

Members

• Original members: Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik.

Career

• One Direction signed with Syco Records in 2011 and became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time before an indefinite hiatus in 2016.
• Solo debut album 'Harry Styles' (2017) was led by the UK number-one single 'Sign of the Times'.
• Second album 'Fine Line' (2019) topped the US charts; 'Watermelon Sugar' reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.
• Third album 'Harry's House' (2022) won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
• Fourth album 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.' (2026) featured the global number-one singles 'Aperture' and 'American Girls'.
• Acting roles include Dunkirk (2017), Eternals (2021), Don't Worry Darling (2022) and My Policeman (2022).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The Age's Tom W. Clarke gave four stars out of five, calling it a brave departure from Styles's previous albums
• The Australian's Geordie Gray gave three stars, praising the production but criticising Styles's voice for taking a back seat
• BBC News' Mark Savage was impressed by the funky grooves but found the vocals an odd mismatch, while still commending the album as a brave departure
• Billboard's Jason Lipshutz thought it was Styles's most mature album yet and praised the cohesion of the track listing
• Clash's Robin Murray gave eight out of ten, praising its physical impact
• Consequence's Paolo Ragusa gave a B grade, saying it contained some of Styles's best songs
• Financial Times' Ludovic Hunter-Tilney gave three stars, praising the instrumentation but calling the vocals inadequately expressive
• The Guardian's Alexis Petridis gave three stars, commending its sonic cohesion but noting a lack of memorability
• NME's Rhian Daly gave four stars, writing that Styles had grown past gossip-fuelled songwriting
• Paste's Matt Mitchell gave a C grade, writing that Styles feels like a guest on his own album
• Rolling Stone's Joe Levy gave four stars, calling it delightfully strange, often lovely, and consistently fascinating
• The Telegraph's Neil McCormick gave three stars, praising the sonics but criticising vague lyrics

Records

• Metacritic: generally favorable reviews, weighted average 73 out of 100 from twenty-one critic scores
• Any Decent Music: weighted average 7.1 out of 10 from nineteen critic scores
• Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, Styles's fourth consecutive chart-topping album there
• US first-week sales: 430,000 album-equivalent units, including 291,000 pure album sales (Luminate)
• Biggest US debut week by units of 2026
• UK opening week: 183,045 album-equivalent units, Styles's biggest opening week in the country
• UK first-week vinyl sales: 66,391, biggest first-week vinyl total for a British artist in the 21st century
• Also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, and Canada

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• After the album was announced, Styles said it was largely inspired by LCD Soundsystem, which he described as joyous in music and live shows
• The first single Aperture was announced on 20 January 2026 and released on 23 January, produced by Kid Harpoon
• Styles performed Dance No More and Coming Up Roses live for the first time on Saturday Night Live on 14 March 2026
• Dance No More music video premiered on 7 May 2026, and the song was later sent to Italian radio airplay as the third single

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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