I’ve gave it a listen and I liked it more than I thought I would have. At first it doesn’t feel like the pace of the album is going to change much but the second half of the album begins to offer something more different. Pop was also my highlight too. I need to give it another listen but I did find it quite enjoyable. Season 2 Weight Loss is where the album begins to take off for me though.

Pop has potential to be a post album smash though! I don’t imagine this will do quite as well as Harry’s House or Fine Line but he’s at a stage in his career where he can experiment and it’s quite good he did. I also feel like this could be a grower as well.

110,444 sales already in the Saturday update in the UK! Almost outsold Harry's House's opening week already (113k)

Wow I did not expect that!

Well on track for number 1 in the UK with 110k sales already in the bag and has already beaten Harry's House total first week sales.

He did like 30 bundles so not surprised. I have seen a few flop reels on instagram regarding the quality, im hoping it is a grower!

People also bought the album for the tour too didn't they?

Anyway I've listened 4-5 times now and I think it is a really strong album. Agree with a few other comments that the sound that was inferred never really gets going outside of a few tracks. He definitely could have gone bolder, but on the flip side I'm not really sure he needed to. I found Harry's House a bit bland to be totally honest outside of As It Was.

Can certainly understand why people are slightly indifferent about it, Apeture certainly never hit the same heights as As It Was, but equally I'm not sure it's as commerically as strong. I still think American Girls and Pop are the big singles in waiting. I really like Ready, Steady, Go too - definitely very leftfield ut certainly the most diverse track on the album imo.

I think American Girls is the track that will end up the best selling from the album

I really like Apeture myself and would have liked more like this on the album.

125,911 sales now!

It's already the second-biggest album of 2026 so far, just behind "The Art of Loving".

It should manage 150k by the end of the week.

Harry has the top 3 singles in First Look, with American Girls at #1, Aperture at #2 and Ready, Steady, Go! at #3!

I hope american girls can hold on

Okay had plenty of listens to the album over the weekend so some more detailed thoughts x

I think it's really cohesive and each song has a place on the tracklist. The opening run is strong, Aperture feels like a bold lead single given it's one of the most left-field songs on here. American Girls would be a good second single choice, and I love Ready, Steady, Go! too. Pop is my other major highlight, it feels like a very easy hit, could see it getting a great video to support it too. Also think Taste Back is hit-worthy!

Dance No More works fantastically as the only song that really dips into disco vibes. Carla's Song is a euphoric closer. I like the production of Season 2 Weight Loss and it's already growing on me with each listen. Are You Listening Yet? is a cool vibe, still getting used to the more talky verses though. The Waiting Game is lovely, Coming Up Roses is getting better with each play and feels like a classic Harry album track ballad. Paint By Numbers is my least favourite so far, it's nice but forgettable.

As to how it stands up against the other albums, too early to say! I think it could be on a similar level to Harry's House for me, with both trailing Fine Line but above HS1. I actually don't think the album is super far removed from Harry's House (or the other albums), but his sound has definitely progressed and he's taken a few risks sonically which of course is to be commended.

I hope this becomes the biggest album of 2026. Much better than Harry’s House

Edited 21 hours ago21 hr by Hadji

Looks like this will clear 150k, not sure it’ll manage 200k. But still massively impressive

Ready, Steady, Go has to be a single surely. Not a huge fan of American Girls.

But I think RSG is an obvious choice. Not sure what else at this point.

Watching the ONO on Netflix , it does sound better live but still not sold on it, will say that he absolutely sold that and the crowd was eating out of his hands

6 hours ago, Muzkik85 said:

Ready, Steady, Go has to be a single surely. Not a huge fan of American Girls.

But I think RSG is an obvious choice. Not sure what else at this point.

Didn't Fred Again play Coming up Roses at a gig a week or so ago?

I'd love if he released a big mix of one of the tracks. I think Ready Steady Go stands on its own but come June, a collab mix might work. Pop is probably the best candidate for that

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by Paramore

Already at 140k! Could be at 190k by the end of the week.