Aldous Harding is releasing a new album this year.
Train on the Island, Harding’s fifth studio album, will arrive on May 8th via Flying Nun Records and 4AD.
The 10-track collection was co-produced by the Aotearoa musician’s longtime collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair previously recorded Harding’s albums Party (2017), Designer (2019), and Warm Chris (2022).
Harding and Parish were joined by a collection of great musicians in pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte, harpist Mali Llywelyn, synth artist Thomas Poli, and more.
Train on the Island will be released digitally, and on CD, red vinyl gatefold, exclusive ‘Flying Nun Black’ vinyl gatefold, and exclusive ‘Holiday Records Copper’ vinyl gatefold (limited to 50 copies).
Listen to lead single “One Stop” below.
Harding’s album announcement follows news of her first headline shows since 2023.
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She’ll play across the UK and Europe between May and August, supported at select shows by fellow acclaimed Aotearoa artist and Flying Nun labelmate Vera Ellen, before travelling to the US for a run of dates in September and October.
Tickets to Harding’s album tour go on sale this Friday, March 6th at 10am local time. Ticket information is available here.
Harding made two major Rolling Stone AU/NZ lists last year.
“Like her peers Jessica Pratt and Julia Jacklin, the singer-songwriter possesses the rare ability to imbue even the most innocuous of lines with profundity.”
Aldous Harding’s “One Stop” is out now. Train on the Island is out May 8th via Flying Nun Records and 4AD (pre-save/pre-order here).
