Aldous Harding
Aldous Harding | |
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 Harding in November 2015 | |
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| Born | 1990 (age 33–34) |
| Origin | Lyttelton, New Zealand |
| Genres | Indie folk |
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| Website | aldousharding |
Hannah Sian Topp[1] (born 1990), known professionally as Aldous Harding, is a New Zealand folk singer-songwriter, based in Cardiff, Wales.
Biography
Topp comes from a musical family in Lyttelton, New Zealand: her mother is folk singer Lorina Harding.[2] 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.[2][3]
She has released music through independent record labels Flying Nun, Spunk, and 4AD. She has collaborated with Marlon Williams,[4] John Parish,[5] Mike Hadreas[6] and Fenne Lily.[7]
4AD announced Harding as a new signing in early 2017 just prior to the release of her second album, Party.[8] Party was nominated for IMPALA's European Album of the Year Award.[9]
The song "The Barrel", from her third album Designer (4AD, 2019), won the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll award.[10]
She is currently based in Cardiff, Wales, where she lives with partner and collaborator H. Hawkline.[11][12]
Discography
Studio albums
Other songs
References
- ^ "Lorde wins Silver Scroll". Otago Daily Times. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 8 June 2017.
- ^ "/". The Music. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "The ballad of Marlon Williams – Entertainment – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kitty Empire (18 May 2019). "Aldous Harding review – conundrums you can dance to". The Guardian.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren. "Aldous Harding: 'I think a bit of mystery is good'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "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 (magazine). 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; Hermes, Will (25 April 2019). "Review: The Fetching Surrealism of Aldous Harding's 'Designer'". Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Davies, Hannah J. (6 October 2017). "Aldous Harding's Elation: the soundtrack to a Black Mirror episode about a time-travelling folk-goth". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Subscribe. "Aldous Harding airs new track 'Elation'". DIY (magazine). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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
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