Sign of the Times

Harry Styles’ moonshot is much like Robbie Williams’ ascension in the early 2000’s: former British “boy-band” member goes solo, combining songwriting chops with sensational stage presence and charisma. The American version of this story would be Justin Timberlake.

Songwriting craftsmanship is deep in the DNA of the UK music. While every country can claim their genius musicians — the UK (historically and currently) still has the edge on the best rock/pop music. Harry Styles’ 2017 album has some of the best songwriting in contemporary pop.

In America, pop music…