“The third album from the impressionistic New Zealand singer-songwriter eludes easy classification, which makes her delicately built and beautifully rendered songs all the more alluring.”
“After attracting universal glowing acclaim with her second album ‘Party’, New Zealand alt-folk singer-songwriter Aldous Harding returns to attempt to leap over the high bar she’s set for herself. From meandering jazz to dark chamber pop, her previous was a record that defied comparison. Teaming up once again with PJ Harvey collaborator John Parish on production, ‘Designer’ seems to gracefully pic”
“The video for ‘The Barrel’, the lead single from Aldous Harding’s third album, finds the New Zealand singer-songwriter performing strange dance moves in an outsize Pilgrim hat. It has a light hearted aesthetic that comes as a surprise to those familiar with the other-worldly, gothic folk that marked her previous work. Its breezy sensibility reflects the tone of the track, which has a richness bor”