Aldous Harding
Aldous Harding | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1990 (age 33–34) |
Origin | Lyttelton, New Zealand |
Genres | Indie folk |
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Website | aldousharding |
Hannah Sian Topp[1][2] (born 1990), known professionally as Aldous Harding, is a New Zealand folk singer-songwriter, based in Lyttelton, New Zealand.
Biography
Harding comes from a musical family in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Her mother is folk singer Lorina Harding.[3] One of the first musicians who came across her was New Zealand folk-pop singer/songwriter Anika Moa. Moa asked Harding to play support for her that night after finding her busking outside the venue she was about to play at.[3][4]
She has released music through independent record labels Flying Nun, Spunk, and 4AD. She has collaborated with Marlon Williams,[5] John Parish,[6] Mike Hadreas (also known as Perfume Genius),[7] and Fenne Lily.[8]
4AD announced Harding as a new signing in early 2017 just prior to the release of her second album, Party.[9] Party was nominated for IMPALA's European Album of the Year Award.[10]
The song "The Barrel", from her third album Designer (Flying Nun, 4AD, 2019), won the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll award.[11]
As of 2020,[update] she is based in Cardiff, Wales, where she had previously lived with partner and collaborator H. Hawkline.[12][13]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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NZ [14] |
AUS [15] |
FRA [16] | ||
Aldous Harding |
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35 | — | — |
Party | 6 | — | 149 | |
Designer | 5 | 53 | 101 | |
Warm Chris |
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1 [22] |
31 [23] |
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Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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NZ Hot [24] | |||
"Ennui" | 2022 | 40 | Warm Chris |
"Tick Tock" | 31 |
References
- ^ "Lorde wins Silver Scroll". Otago Daily Times. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (17 November 2019). "The strange world of Aldous Harding: 'I've always been driven by fear'". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Aldous Harding's Mild Obsession With the Devil Results in Some Truly Sublime Music". www.vice.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "The Mixtape: Aldous Harding | Radio New Zealand". Radionz.co.nz. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "The ballad of Marlon Williams – Entertainment – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "/". The Music. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (17 May 2017). "Aldous Harding's Songs Won't Be Pinned Down. Nor Will Her Voice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Fenne Lily On Former Selves, Aldous Harding and Relationships". TIDAL Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "The official website for independent record label 4AD". 4AD. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "22 acts in the running for best European independent album". 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Aldous Harding takes top gong at 2019 Silver Scroll Awards". Stuff. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (18 May 2019). "Aldous Harding review – conundrums you can dance to". The Guardian.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren (10 July 2019). "Aldous Harding: 'I think a bit of mystery is good'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Discography Aldous Harding". charts.nz. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (5 May 2019). "Australian Charts: Pink scores her sixth number one album in Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Discographie Aldous Harding". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Aldous Harding – Flying Out". Flying Out. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (21 May 2017). "Aldous Harding: Party review – New Zealander's hypnotic second album". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Aldous Harding – Party". DIY. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (25 April 2019). "Alexis Petridis's album of the week: Aldous Harding: Designer review – cryptic charm and shimmering pop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Hermes, Will (25 April 2019). "Review: The Fetching Surrealism of Aldous Harding's 'Designer'". Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
- aldousharding.com
- "Aldous Harding: the New Zealand folk singer who'll put a spell on you | Music". The Guardian. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- Aldous Harding Subreddit
- Aldous Harding Flying Nun Records page
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