WHEN you first listen to Aldous Harding’s amazing voice you picture an mature, worldly jazz singer inhabiting some smoky New York bar. Yet in reality, Harding is a 26-year-old Kiwi from the South Island hamlet of Lyttelton, who lists Marlon Williams as an ex-boyfriend and Nadia Reid as a former housemate.
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Party is Harding’s second album and marks a significant leap. Harding’s ability to twist her voice into various characters provides Party with a bewitching, almost ancient quality. Her music is described as goth-folk, but there’s a lightness too. The title track sounds like Nico in her Velvet Underground prime and Imagining My Man shows Harding is expanding beyond her folk roots. Party is a deeply moving and rewarding listen.
Josh Leeson
Josh Leeson is an entertainment and features journalist, specialising in music, at the Newcastle Herald. He first joined the masthead in 2008 after stints at the Namoi Valley Independent and Port Stephens Examiner and has previously covered sport including the Asian Cup, A-League, Surfest, cricket and rugby league.
Josh Leeson is an entertainment and features journalist, specialising in music, at the Newcastle Herald. He first joined the masthead in 2008 after stints at the Namoi Valley Independent and Port Stephens Examiner and has previously covered sport including the Asian Cup, A-League, Surfest, cricket and rugby league.
