Aldous Harding ‘Train on the Island’ Out Now
Aldous Harding
‘Train On The Island’ by Aldous Harding
Out now on limited edition blue LP, black LP, CD and digitally
‘On her spellbinding fifth album, Aldous Harding steps closer than ever to the camera lens without coming into focus. It’s an oblique character study of herself, and the best album of her career so far’
– Pitchfork Best New Music 9.0
‘Passionate enigma’
– New York Times
She has successfully built her own imaginary world here and it’s a pleasure to be confused by it all.”
The Times – Album of the Week, 4/5
‘True originality in a cookie-cutter era’
– The Guardian – Album of the Week, 4/5
‘One of the most self reflective and honest pieces of music I’ve heard in a really long time…incredibly refreshing’
– NPR Music
‘Fiona Apple-esque’
– The Needle Drop
‘A fascinating songwriting provocateur, preternaturally disciplined, but able to trip emotional wires you might not even know you had’
MOJO – Album of the Month, 4/5
‘A breezy, lovely one…straightforward and clean feeling, a plodding piano that bursts open midway with guitar, like a mental breakthrough’
– The FADER
‘It’s pretty, it’s groovy, it rocks just the right amount. Love the Wurlitzer action by producer John Parish. Love the way Harding and Hawkline drowsily exchange lines. There’s a lot to love about it is what I’m saying’
– Stereogum
‘A dramatic labyrinth that ignites a fuse to the heart’s strangest energies’
– Paste
Today, Aldous Harding releases her fifth studio album, Train On The Island.
+ Buy from the 4AD Store on limited edition blue LP, black LP, CD and digitally here +
+ Listen on all digital platforms here +
Earlier this week, Aldous Harding released ‘Coats,’ it follows early singles ‘Venus In The Zinnea’ and ‘One Stop’. The single comes with newly announced tour dates for Australia and New Zealand.
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.
Aldous Harding – Train On The Island
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1. I Ate The Most
2. One Stop
3. Train On The Island
4. Worms
5. Venus In The Zinnia
6. If Lady Does It
7. San Francisco
8. What Am I Gonna Do?
9. Riding That Symbol
10. Coats
To celebrate Train On The Island, Harding’s first headline shows since 2023 will kick off during album release week. A full list of tour dates is below.
May
25th – The Dome, Brighton, UK ^
26th – 1865, Southhampton, UK^
27th – Junction I, Cambridge, UK ^
29th – Barbican, London, UK ^
30th – Barbican, London, UK ^
31st – Barbican, London, UK ^
June
2nd – Beacon, Bristol, UK ^
3rd – Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, UK ^
5th – Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland ^
7th – Irish Centre, Leeds, UK ^
8th – Albert Hall, Manchester, UK ^
9th – Town Hall, Birmingham, UK ^
11th – Festival Rush @ Le 106, Rouen, France ^
12th – Salle Pleyel, Paris, Frnace ^
13th – Best Kept Secret Festival, Hilvarekbeek, Netherlands
15th – Konserthus, Olso, Norway ^
16th – Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden ^
17th – Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark ^
19th – Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Germany ^
21st – Huxleys, Berlin, Germany ^
22nd – Roxy, Prague, Czechia ^
23rd – Forum Wien – Arena, Vienna, Austria ^
25th – Dürer Kert Main Hall, Budapest, Hungary ^
26th – Kino Siska, Ljublana, Slovenia ^
28th – Magnolia, Milan, Italy ^
29th – Locomotiv Club, Bologna, Italy ^
30th – Monk, Rome, Italy ^
July
2nd – Paloma, Nimes, France
4th – Vida Festival, Vilanova I La Geltrú, Spain
6th – Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
9th – Pohoda Festival, Trenčin, Slovakia
10-12th – Even Flow Festival, Cologne, Germany
August
13th – Paredes de Coura Festival, Paredes De Coura, Portugal
^ support by Vera Ellen
September
9th – Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA
11th – The Howard, Washington, DC
12th – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
14th – The Sinclair, Boston, MA
15th – Le National, Montreal, QC
16th – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
18th – Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
19th – Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
21st – Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO
22nd – The Commonwealth Room, Salt Lake City, UT
24th – Revolution Hall, Portland
25th – Hollywood Theatre, Vancouver, BC
26th – Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA
28th – The Castro Theatre, San Francisco, CA
29th – Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA
30th – Pacific Electric, Los Angeles, CA
October
1st – Pacific Electric, Los Angeles, CA
November
18th – Forum, Melbourne, Australia
19th – Odeon Theatre, Hobart, Australia
22nd – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia
23rd – The Princess Theatre, Brisbane, Australia
November
25th – BNZ Theatre, Hamilton, New Zealand
27th – Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand
28th – Te Paepae Theatre, NZICC, Auckland, New Zealand
29th – Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand