When pop star Harry Styles premiered his new single, “Aperture,” in January, perhaps you were reminded of Edgehill’s breakout song, “Doubletake.”
On “Doubletake,” which was originally released in 2025, frontman Chris Kelly sings the line, “Aperture change and it’s a daydream.” So, does Kelly think Styles took some inspiration from Edgehill on his #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit?
“He’s been a big fan for awhile,” Kelly jokes while speaking with ABC Audio. “I think it’s probably just that he heard that and probably thought, ‘Yeah, I’m inspired and that’s probably the best thing I’ve ever heard.’ My guess is that that’s probably what happened.”
“Aperture” appears on Styles’ much-anticipated new album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., which dropped Friday.
“The whole rest of the album probably is gonna make hints at ‘Doubletake,'” Kelly quips.
Beyond possibly inspiring one of the most popular musicians in the world, Kelly says that “Doubletake” is a song in part about dealing with self-doubt.
“The chorus is kind of a realization of, like, it’s all here,” Kelly says. “It’s all already here, and I’m conscious, and I have the ability to do this myself.”
Whether or not he was influenced by “Doubletake,” Styles does say that he was inspired to play live again after seeing Radiohead’s 2025 comeback tour.
“I went to see Radiohead in Berlin, and felt, like, so part of the audience in a way that I felt like I had a very clear moment of, like, this is why I get onstage,” Styles tells Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1.
“Doubletake,” meanwhile, currently sits in the top 10 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart. It appears on Edgehill’s debut album, Ode to the Greyhouse, out now.
Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
