Listen to the Kiwi singer-songwriter Aldous Harding's new song "Elation"
KEXP Session & 2017 Tour announced | 29th October: Vienna
Kiwi singer-songwriter Aldous Harding has aired a brand new song, entitled "Elation". Taken from the recording sessions for her recent album "Party", Harding assumes the role of chanteuse, as the slow-burn of "Elation" builds from a quiet lament to a dramatic zenith.
Listen to "Elation" on streaming services.
Earlier this summer, Harding performed the track exclusively for KEXP. Check out the startling performance HERE.
Aldous Harding will be on the road for the rest of the year, performing her extraordinary live show in Europe, UK, New Zealand and Australia. A full list of dates can be found below. For further details head to her official site.
Aldous Harding’s second album "Party" was recorded with the award-winning John Parish (PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse) in Bristol, taking Harding away from her New Zealand base for an intensive two-week immersion in the studio. As well as a raft of musical contributions from Parish, Perfume Genius’s Mike Hadreas lends vocals to recent single "Imagining My Man" and Party closer "Swell Does The Skull". Full of sinister torch songs, quiet opines and eerie odes "Party" has dazzled critics, leading to a startling performance of "Horizon" on Later… with Jools Holland (which can be viewed here).
Official videos for "Horizon", "Imagining My Man" and "Blend", all directed by Charlotte Evans, can be viewed below.
Blend | Horizon | Imagining My Man
Press quotes for Aldous Harding and her album "Party":
“Harding is nothing less than amazing – a nuanced musician, a startling writer and a presence so intense.”
The Observer *****
”Spellbinding songs.” The Guardian ****
“Party recalls Perhacs and Bunyan, Nico and Joni, but these are thoroughly modern songs – and very much Harding’s own.” Uncut 8/10
“Understated yet charismatic, Harding has the gift of making reality seem like a very fragile and porous thing indeed.” Q ****
“Truly captivating.” DIY ****
“A talent at the very start of her creative life.” Loud And Quiet (8/10)
Aldous Harding tour dates:
October 20 – OSLO, NO, Bla
October 21 – GOTHENBURG, SE, Oceanan
October 22 – STOCKHOLM, SE, Bar Brooklyn
October 24 – COPENHAGEN, DK, Jazzhouse
October 25 – BERLIN, DE, Musik & Frieden
October 26 – HAMBURG, DE, Nochtspeicher
October 28 – NURNBERG, DE, Nurnberg on Pop
October 29 – VIENNA, AT, Haus Der Musik
October 30 – MUNICH, DE, Kranhalle
October 31 – TURIN, IT, Spazio 211
November 2 – REYKJAVIK, IC, Iceland Airwaves
November 4 – ST. GALLEN, CH, Palace
November 5 – ZURICH, CH, Bogen F
November 7 – BARCELONA, ES, La 2 (Apollo Small Room)
November 9 – MADRID, ES, Moby Dick
November 12 –UTRECHT, NL, Le Guess Who?
November 13 – PARIS, FR, Le Point Ephémère **SOLD OUT**
November 14 – TOURCOING, FR, Le Grand Mix
November 15 – BRUSSELS, BE, AB Club **SOLD OUT**
November 17 – GLASGOW, UK, Art School
November 18 – LEEDS, UK, Brudenell Social Club
November 19 – MANCHESTER, UK, Gorilla
November 20 – LONDON, UK, Islington Assembly Hall **SOLD OUT**
November 21 – BRIGHTON, UK, The Haunt
November 22 – BIRMINGHAM, UK, Institute 3
November 24 – BRISTOL, UK, SWX
November 25 – LISBON, PT, Vodafone Mexefest
November 29 – DUNEDIN, NZ, The Glenroy
November 30 – CHRISTCHURCH, NZ, Isaac Theatre Royal
December 1 – WELLINGTON, NZ, Opera House
December 2 – AUCKLAND, NZ, Civic Theatre
December 8 – VICTORIA, AU, Meredith Festival
December 8-9 – AUSTRALIA, Fairgrounds Festival
January 29 – AUCKLAND, NZ, Albert Park Precinct
February 2 – ADELAIDE, AU, Hart’s Mill
February 3 – MELBOURNE, AU, Footscray Community Arts Centre
February 3 – MELBOURNE, AU, The River’s Edge
February 4 – SYDNEY, AU, SCA
February 4 – SYDNEY, AU, Callan Park
February 10 – BRISBANE, AU, Brisbane Showgrounds
February 11 – FREMANTLE, AU, Esplanade Reserve
March 28 – LONDON, UK, Shepherd’s Bush Empire
