Designer

by Aldous Harding

Designer cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 April 2019
  • Label: 4AD
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Length: 40:35
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Teaming once again with producer John Parish, the idiosyncratic New Zealand songwriter crafts a brilliantly subdued, deeply mysterious collection of contemporary folk. Her shape-shifting vocal deliveries navigate sparse acoustic arrangements, delivering cryptic, abstract lyrics that reward intense listener dissection. It acts as an incredibly confident, idiosyncratic record that solidified her reputation as a singular indie-folk voice.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, eccentric, theatrical, female-vocals, chamber, bizarre

Tracklist

  1. Fixture Picture (4:07)
  2. Designer (4:16)
  3. Zoo Eyes (5:17)
  4. Treasure (4:11)
  5. The Barrel (4:59)
  6. Damn (6:27)
  7. Weight of the Planets (4:43)
  8. Heaven is Empty (3:19)
  9. Pilot (3:13)

Credits

  • Aldous Harding - primary artist, written-by, vocals, acoustic guitar, vocals, classical guitar [nylon string guitar], vocals, piano, vocals, classical guitar [nylon string guitar], percussion
  • Gwion Llewelyn - drums, vocals
  • Clare Mactaggart - violin
  • Jared Samuel - celesta
  • John Parish - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Congas, Percussion, Mellotron, Piano, Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Organ
  • H. Hawkline - Bass, Electric Guitar, Vocal Percussion, Piano, Guitar [Nashville Guitar], Vocals, Synth, Percussion
  • Stephen Black - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Recorder

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