Aldous Harding has announced a new album called Warm Chris, arriving March 25 on 4AD. Just as she did on 2019's Designer, Harding recorded Warm Chris with alt-rock icon and PJ Harvey collaborator John Parish.
"Listening back, it sounds to me like there's something completely new happening with my voice. The vocals are tiny. I won't try to speak about sound too much, because it's here, and I don't want to ruin or create a surprise. It reminds me personally/musically of a large horse trying to keep up with a train," Harding said in an interview with BBC Radio 6's Lauren Laverne that accompanied the album's announcement.
You can get a taste of what Harding might mean by "large horse trying to keep up with a train" with lead single "Lawn," which comes with a black-and-white video co-directed by Harding and Martin Sagadin.
"This video is pretty luxurious for me, but that's what I saw when I shut my eyes and said 'Show me,' that sort of thing. So that's what we made," Harding said about the video. "Turns out it was just the thing. Music's wonderful that way.
Harding has also announced a 2022 tour that'll see her perform in Toronto and Montreal this June.
Check out the "Lawn" video, plus the tracklist for Warm Chris and Harding's upcoming tour dates below.
Warm Chris:
1. Ennui
2. Tick Tock
3. Fever
4. Warm Chris
5. Lawn
6. Passion Babe
7. She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain
8. Staring At The Henry Moore
9. Bubbles
10. Leathery Whip
Aldous Harding 2022 tour:
03/03 Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal
03/05 Utrecht, NL - Tivoli
03/06 Groningen, NL - Oosterpoort
03/07 Berlin, DE - Admiralspalast
03/09 Paris, FR - Le Trianon
03/11 Nantes, FR - Le Lieu Unique
03/12 Lyon, FR - Epicerie Moderne
03/14 Milan, IT - Santeria Toscana 31
03/15 Zurich, CH - Bogen F
03/17 Prague, CZ - Palac Akropolis
03/18 Warsaw, PL - Niebo
03/20 Copenhagen, DK - Vega
03/22 Stockholm, SE - Berns
03/23 Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene
03/25 Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik
03/27 Hamburg, DE - Mojo Club
03/28 Cologne, DE - Burgerhaus Stollwerk
03/30 London, GB - Barbican
03/31 London, GB - Barbican
04/01 Norwich, GB - The Waterfront
04/03 Glasgow, GB - City Halls
04/05 Dublin, LE - National Concert Hall
04/07 Manchester, GB - Albert Hall
04/08 Brighton, GB - The Dome
04/10 Cardiff, GB - The Tramshed
04/11 Bristol, GB - Trinity
04/12 Bristol, GB - Trinity
06/03 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
06/04 Detroit, MI - El Club
06/05 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
06/06 Montreal, QC - Rialto Theatre
06/08 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
06/09 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06/10 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
06/11 Washington, DC - Miracle Theatre
06/13 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
06/14 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
06/15 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
06/16 Birmingham, AL - Saturn
06/19 New Orleans, LA - Republic
06/20 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
06/21 Austin, TX - Mohawk
06/23 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
06/24 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
"Listening back, it sounds to me like there's something completely new happening with my voice. The vocals are tiny. I won't try to speak about sound too much, because it's here, and I don't want to ruin or create a surprise. It reminds me personally/musically of a large horse trying to keep up with a train," Harding said in an interview with BBC Radio 6's Lauren Laverne that accompanied the album's announcement.
You can get a taste of what Harding might mean by "large horse trying to keep up with a train" with lead single "Lawn," which comes with a black-and-white video co-directed by Harding and Martin Sagadin.
"This video is pretty luxurious for me, but that's what I saw when I shut my eyes and said 'Show me,' that sort of thing. So that's what we made," Harding said about the video. "Turns out it was just the thing. Music's wonderful that way.
Harding has also announced a 2022 tour that'll see her perform in Toronto and Montreal this June.
Check out the "Lawn" video, plus the tracklist for Warm Chris and Harding's upcoming tour dates below.
Warm Chris:
1. Ennui
2. Tick Tock
3. Fever
4. Warm Chris
5. Lawn
6. Passion Babe
7. She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain
8. Staring At The Henry Moore
9. Bubbles
10. Leathery Whip
Aldous Harding 2022 tour:
03/03 Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal
03/05 Utrecht, NL - Tivoli
03/06 Groningen, NL - Oosterpoort
03/07 Berlin, DE - Admiralspalast
03/09 Paris, FR - Le Trianon
03/11 Nantes, FR - Le Lieu Unique
03/12 Lyon, FR - Epicerie Moderne
03/14 Milan, IT - Santeria Toscana 31
03/15 Zurich, CH - Bogen F
03/17 Prague, CZ - Palac Akropolis
03/18 Warsaw, PL - Niebo
03/20 Copenhagen, DK - Vega
03/22 Stockholm, SE - Berns
03/23 Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene
03/25 Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik
03/27 Hamburg, DE - Mojo Club
03/28 Cologne, DE - Burgerhaus Stollwerk
03/30 London, GB - Barbican
03/31 London, GB - Barbican
04/01 Norwich, GB - The Waterfront
04/03 Glasgow, GB - City Halls
04/05 Dublin, LE - National Concert Hall
04/07 Manchester, GB - Albert Hall
04/08 Brighton, GB - The Dome
04/10 Cardiff, GB - The Tramshed
04/11 Bristol, GB - Trinity
04/12 Bristol, GB - Trinity
06/03 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
06/04 Detroit, MI - El Club
06/05 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
06/06 Montreal, QC - Rialto Theatre
06/08 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
06/09 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06/10 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
06/11 Washington, DC - Miracle Theatre
06/13 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
06/14 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
06/15 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
06/16 Birmingham, AL - Saturn
06/19 New Orleans, LA - Republic
06/20 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
06/21 Austin, TX - Mohawk
06/23 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
06/24 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern