Aldous Harding Shares New Song ‘Venus In The Zinnia’

Today, Aldous Harding releases a second single from her forthcoming fifth studio album, Train On The Island (out 8 May). Premiered this morning by Lauren Laverne on her BBC 6Music show, ‘Venus In The Zinnea’ finds the New Zealander aided by H. Hawkline on bass, guitar and vocals, plus John Parish on drums, Wurlitzer piano and percussion. Adding to the impressive oeuvre of Aldous Harding visuals, the song’s companion video stars Harding and H. Hawkline.

Check out ‘Venus In The Zinnea’ HERE or watch the official video in the player below.

The 10-track Train On The Island was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded the New Zealander’s previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Joining Harding and Parish on Train On The Island were pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte, harpist Mali Llywelyn, synth artist Thomas Poli, drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear) and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline) on bass, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar and organ.

Train On The Island will be available digitally and on CD, standard black vinyl and limited-edition blue vinyl on 8 May 2026. To pre-order head to https://aldousharding.ffm.to/trainontheisland.

To celebrate Train On The Island, Harding’s first headline shows since 2023 will kick off during album release week. A full list of UK, European and US tour dates is below. For more ticket information head to https://aldousharding.ffm.to/tour.

Aldous Harding 2026 Tour Dates
25 May – BRIGHTON, UK, The Dome ^
26 May – SOUTHAMPTON, UK, 1865 ^
27 May – CAMBRIDGE, UK, Junction 1 ^
29 May – LONDON, UK, Barbican ^ SOLD OUT
30 May – LONDON, UK, Barbican ^ SOLD OUT
31 May – LONDON, UK, Barbican ^
2 June – BRISTOL, UK, Beacon ^
3 June – GLASGOW, UK, Kelvingrove Bandstand ^
5 June – DUBLIN, IRELAND, Vicar Street ^
7 June – LEEDS, UK, Irish Centre ^
8 June – MANCHESTER, UK, Albert Hall ^
9 June – BIRMINGHAM, UK, Town Hall ^
11 June – ROUEN, FRANCE, Festival Rush @ Le 106 ^
12 June – PARIS, FRANCE, Salle Pleyel ^
13 June – HILVARENBEEK, NETHERLANDS, Best Kept Secret Festival
15 June – OSLO, NORWAY, Konserthus ^
16 June – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Slaktkyrkan ^
17 June – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Vega ^
19 June – HAMBURG, GERMANY, Große Freiheit 36 ^
21 June – BERLIN, GERMANY, Huxleys ^
22 June – PRAGUE, CZECHIA, Roxy ^
23 June – VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Wien – Arena ^
25 June – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, Dürer Kert Main Hall ^
26 June – LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, Kino Siska ^
28 June – MILAN, ITALY, Magnolia ^
29 June – BOLOGNA, ITALY, Locomotiv Club ^
30 June – ROME, ITALY, Monk ^
2 July – NIMES, FRANCE, Paloma
4 July – VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ, SPAIN, Vida Festival
5 July – MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND, Montreux Jazz Festival
6 July – MUNICH, GERMANY, Muffathalle
9-11 July – TRENČÍN, SLOVAKIA, Pohoda Festival
11 July – BRUGES, BELGIUM, Cactus Festival
12 July – COLOGNE, GERMANY, Even Flow Festival
12-15 August – PAREDES DE COURA, PORTUGAL, Paredes de Coura Festival
20-23 August – BRECON BEACONS, UK, Green Man Festival SOLD OUT
9 September – PHILADELPHA, PA, USA, Underground Arts
11 September – WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, The Howard
12 September – BROOKLYN, NY, USA, Brooklyn Steel
14 September – BOSTON, MA, USA, The Sinclair
15 September – MONTREAL, QC, CANADA, Le National
16 September – TORONTO, ON, CANADA, Danforth Music Hall
18 September – CHICAGO, IL, USA, Thalia Hall
19 September – MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, Cedar Cultural Center SOLD OUT
21 September – DENVER, CO, USA, Bluebird Theatre
22 September – SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA, The Commonwealth Room
24 September – PORTLAND, OR, USA, Revolution Hall
25 September – VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, Hollywood Theatre SOLD OUT
26 September – SEATTLE, WA, USA, Neptune Theatre
28 September – SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, The Castro Theatre
29 September – SANTA CRUZ, CA, USA, Rio Theater
30 September – LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, Pacific Electric
1 October – LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, Pacific Electric

^ support by Vera Ellen

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