Harry Styles just announced his fourth solo studio album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. It’s been almost a decade since Styles hit the industry as a soloist, and he has not stopped evolving. The prospect of new music naturally makes fans question its content and how it will differ from his previous releases. His later hits, like “Adore You” and “Watermelon Sugar,” cemented Styles as a pop heavyweight; his earliest solo work, however, revealed something more. The star took the newfound freedom to step back from boy band formulas to lean into the music he really loved. Styles openly explored folk and rock traditions, completely reintroducing himself. With new music coming in March, it’s worth looking back to that reintroduction to think about who Harry Styles really is, and what he could bring next.