Harry Styles' Appearance Is a 'Sign of the Times' on 'Saturday Night Live' 

Harry Styles' Appearance Is a 'Sign of the Times' on 'Saturday Night Live'

Harry Styles performs his solo single "Signs of the Times" on

Harry Styles brought his A-game for his first post-One Direction visit to

He also brought a sharp suit, his Bowie-esque vocals, and some Beatles-style bass lines to the April 15 episode.

In addition to appearing in an opening monologue dance routine, a

sketch as Mick Jagger, and a Civil War boy band skit, Styles performed an intense rendition of his first solo single, “Sign of the Times,” from his forthcoming, self-titled debut album, just announced to release on May 12. 

Styles' second performance, "Tell Me Something," closed with a few blissful bars of a capella and tight, multi-part harmony (and the band member in a maroon vintage tux didn't hurt, either).

The singer last graced the SNL stage in December 2014 with the rest of One Direction.