4AD artist Aldous Harding’s third full-length, Designer, will drop on April 26th. Ahead of the album’s release, Harding has shared a video for “The Barrel.” Designer is the follow-up to Harding’s previous album Party. The singer/songwriter, will tour behind the album, staring April 8th in Brooklyn, NY.

Designer finds the New Zealander hitting her creative stride. After Party, Harding came off a 100-date tour last summer and went straight into the studio with a collection of songs written on the road. Reuniting with John Parish, producer of Party, Harding spent 15 days recording and 10 days mixing at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and Bristol’s J&J Studio and Playpen. From the bold strokes of opening track ‘Fixture Picture’, there is an overriding sense of an enigmatic artist confident in their work, with contributions from Huw Evans (H. Hawkline), Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo), drummer Gwion Llewelyn and violinist Clare Mactaggart broadening and complimenting Harding’s rich and timeless songwriting.

Aldous Harding
Designer
Tracklist
4AD

1. Fixture Picture
2. Designer
3. Zoo Eyes
4. Treasure
5. The Barrel
6. Damn
7. Weight of the Planets
8. Heaven is Empty
9. Pilot

ALDOUS HARDING TOUR DATES:
April 8 – BROOKLYN, NY, Rough Trade
April 9 – WASHINGTON, DC, DC 9
April 10 – PHILADELPHIA, PA, Johnny Brenda’s
April 11 – KINGSTON, NY, BSP
April 12 – MONTREAL, QC, Sala Rosa
April 14 – CHICAGO, IL, Empty Bottle
April 15 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN, First Ave Presents @ Turf Club
18 April 18 – SEATTLE, WA ,Tractor Tavern
April 19 – PORTLAND, OR, Mississippi Studios Presents @ Polaris Hall
April 22 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Rickshaw
April 24 – LOS ANGELES, CA, Zebulon
May 12 – BERLIN, Privat Club
May 14 – BRUSSELS, Rotonde Botanique
May 15 – BRIGHTON, Concorde 2
May 16 – CAMBRIDGE, Junction 2
May 17 – LEEDS, Brudenell
May 18 – GLASGOW, CCA
May 19 – NEWCASTLE, The Cluny 2
May 21 – MANCHESTER, Gorilla
May 22 – LONDON, EartH
May 23 – BRISTOL, Trinity
May 25 – PARIS, La Maroquinerie
May 26 – LILLE, Maison Folie Wazem
May 29 – BORDEAUX, Rock School Barbey
May 30 – NIMES, This Is Not A Love Song
May 31 – BARCELONA, Primavera Sound
May 31 – June 2 – HILVARENBEEK, Best Kept Secret
July 12 – DUBLIN, Iveagh Gardens
August 15-18 – BRECON BEACONS, Green Man Festival