Aldous Harding - Train On The Island

Pitchfork: Best New Music (9.0)  

“Passionate enigma” – NYT

“One of the most self reflective and honest pieces of music I’ve heard in a really long time…incredibly refreshing.” – NPR Music

“The magic of Aldous Harding is that she accesses the strange, playful part of being alive: the unselfconsciousness of a child, or of someone entirely alone, moving through pure feeling and nerves, compelled by some private tic…Harding invites us into her self-stimulatory world, where there are no mirrors and no one looking on with judgement.” – Pitchfork

“Fiona Apple-esque” – The Needle Drop

“A breezy, lovely one…straightforward and clean feeling, a plodding piano that bursts open midway with guitar, like a mental breakthrough” – The FADER

“It’s pretty, it’s groovy, it rocks just the right amount. Love the Wurlitzer action by producer John Parish. Love the way Harding and Hawkline drowsily exchange lines. There’s a lot to love about it is what I’m saying” – Stereogum

“A dramatic labyrinth that ignites a fuse to the heart’s strangest energies”- Paste

The 10-track LP Train On The Island was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded Harding’s previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Joining Harding and Parish on Train On The Island were pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte, harpist Mali Llewelyn, synth artist Thomas Poli, drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear) and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline) on bass, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar and organ.

To celebrate Train On The Island, Harding’s first headline shows since 2023 will kick off during album release week. A full list of tour dates is HERE (contact us with any requests)!