Out Now: Aldous Harding – ‘Designer’
Aldous Harding: ‘Designer’
Out Now on Limited Gold Vinyl, Black Vinyl, CD & Digital
Aldous Harding’s wonderful third studio album, Designer, is released today.
+ Available to buy on limited gold vinyl, black vinyl, CD and stream here +
“Aldous Harding sounds delightfully free.” – The Independent *****
“Both fascinating and frightening, highly eccentric and blisteringly beautiful” – Q *****
“Disarmingly pretty, an album that’s both captivating and indecipherable.”
– The Guardian – Album of the Week ****
“Quizzically beautiful” – Rolling Stone ****
“Allure is undeniable” – Pitchfork 8.0
“Absolutely gorgeous” – Stereogum – Album of the Week
“Cryptic, imagistic and distinctly wary” – The New York Times
“Continues a journey of wild imagination” – NPR Music
“Cryptic and deeply idiosyncratic songs, a record you don’t want to turn your back on in any way.” – MOJO ****
“It’s easy to become swept up in this world of sustained and excruciating beauty.”
– Uncut 8/10
“A breath of fresh air.” – NME ****
“Her most captivating record yet.” – The Line Of Best Fit 9/10
The Skinny ***** | The List ***** | Soundblab 10/10 | DIY ****
Designer finds the New Zealander artist hitting her creative stride. After the sleeper success of Party (internationally lauded and crowned Rough Trade Shop’s Album of 2017), Harding came off a 100-date tour last summer and went straight into the studio with a collection of songs written on the road.
Reuniting with John Parish, producer of Party, Harding spent 15 days recording and 10 days mixing at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and Bristol’s J&J Studio and Playpen. From the bold strokes of opening track ‘Fixture Picture’, there is an overriding sense of an artist confident in their work, with contributions from Huw Evans (H. Hawkline), Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo), drummer Gwion Llewelyn and violinist Clare Mactaggart broadening and complimenting Harding’s rich and timeless songwriting.
You can also watch the videos for Designer singles ‘The Barrel’ and ‘Fixture Picture’ below:
‘The Barrel’ directed by Martin Sagadin and Aldous Harding.
‘Fixture Picture’ directed by Jack Whiteley and Aldous Harding.
Harding begins a near sold-out European tour next month, backed by a new four-piece band including H. Hawkline and Gwion Llewelyn. They will be appearing at festivals throughout the summer, and return to the UK and Europe in November and December for more headline shows.
May
12th – Privat Club, Berlin, Germany [SOLD OUT]
14th – Rotonde Botanique, Brussels, Belgium [SOLD OUT]
15th – Concorde 2, Brighton, UK [SOLD OUT]
16th – Junction 2, Cambridge, UK [SOLD OUT]
17th – Brudenell, Leeds, UK [SOLD OUT]
18th – CCA, Glasgow, UK [SOLD OUT]
19th – The Cluny 2, Newcastle, UK [SOLD OUT]
21st – Gorilla, Manchester, UK [SOLD OUT]
22nd – EartH, London, UK [SOLD OUT]
23rd – Trinity, Bristol, UK [SOLD OUT]
25th – La Maroquinerie, Paris, France [SOLD OUT]
26th – Maison Folie Wazem, Lille, France [TICKETS]
28th – Stereolux, Nantes, France [TICKETS]
29th – Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux, France [TICKETS]
30th – This Is Not A Love Song, Nimes, France [TICKETS]
31st – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain [TICKETS]
June
1st – Best Kept Secret, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands [TICKETS]
7th – Primavera Porto, Porto, Portugal [TICKETS]
29th – 5th July – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark [TICKETS]
July
7th – Cactus Festival, Bruges, Brussels [TICKETS]
10th – Nuits de Fourviere, Lyon, France [TICKETS]
12th – Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, Ireland [TICKETS]
13th – BST Presents, Hyde Park, London (w/ Florence & the Machine, The National) [TICKETS]
25th – Port Eliot Festival, St. Germans, UK [TICKETS]
August
2nd – OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland [TICKETS]
18th – Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, UK [TICKETS]
November
11th – AB Flex, Brussels, Belgium [TICKETS]
12th – La Cigale, Paris, France [TICKETS]
13th – La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France [TICKETS]
15th – Locomotiv, Bologna, Italy [TICKETS]
16th – Bogen F, Zurich, Switzerland [TICKETS]
18th – Kranhalle, Munich, Germany [TICKETS]
19th – Artheater, Cologne, Germany [TICKETS]
20th – Heimathafen, Berlin, Germany [TICKETS]
22nd – Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway [TICKETS]
23rd – Fasching, Stockholm, Sweden [TICKETS]
26th – Knust, Hamburg, Germany [TICKETS]
29th – Institute 2, Birmingham, UK [TICKETS]
30th – YES, Manchester, UK [TICKETS]
December
1st – Summerhall, Edinburgh, UK [TICKETS]
4th – Arts Club, Liverpool, UK [TICKETS]
5th – Roundhouse, London, UK [TICKETS]
6th – 1865, Southampton, UK [TICKETS]
7th – O2 Academy, Bristol, UK [TICKETS]
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