Aldous Harding

Hannah Sian Topp[1][2] (born 1990), known professionally as Aldous Harding, is a New Zealand folk singer-songwriter, based in Cardiff, Wales.

Aldous Harding
Harding in November 2015
Background information
Born1990 (age 30–31)
OriginLyttelton, New Zealand
GenresIndie folk
Labels
  • 4AD
  • Spunk
  • Lyttelton
Associated actsMarlon Williams, John Parish, H. Hawkline, Perfume Genius
Websitealdousharding.com

Biography

Topp 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[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 (4AD, 2019), won the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll award.[11]

As of 2020, she is based in Cardiff, Wales, where she had previously lived with partner and collaborator H. Hawkline.[12][13]

Discography

Studio albums

Other songs

References
  1. "Lorde wins Silver Scroll". Otago Daily Times. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. Rogers, Jude (17 November 2019). "The strange world of Aldous Harding: 'I've always been driven by fear'". The Guardian.
  3. "Aldous Harding's Mild Obsession With the Devil Results in Some Truly Sublime Music". www.vice.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. "The Mixtape: Aldous Harding | Radio New Zealand". Radionz.co.nz. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. "/". The Music. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. "The ballad of Marlon Williams – Entertainment – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. "Fenne Lily On Former Selves, Aldous Harding and Relationships". TIDAL Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. "The official website for independent record label 4AD". 4AD. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. "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.
  11. "Aldous Harding takes top gong at 2019 Silver Scroll Awards". Stuff. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  12. Empire, Kitty (18 May 2019). "Aldous Harding review – conundrums you can dance to". The Guardian.
  13. Murphy, Lauren (10 July 2019). "Aldous Harding: 'I think a bit of mystery is good'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  14. "Aldous Harding - Flying Out". Flying Out. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  15. Empire, Kitty (21 May 2017). "Aldous Harding: Party review – New Zealander's hypnotic second album". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  16. "Aldous Harding - Party". DIY (magazine). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  17. 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.
  18. Hermes, Will (25 April 2019). "Review: The Fetching Surrealism of Aldous Harding's 'Designer'". Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  19. 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.
  20. "Aldous Harding airs new track 'Elation'". DIY (magazine). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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