Release date:
May 8, 2026
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New Zealand based musician and songwriter Aldous Harding's fifth album, Train on the Island, arrives on May 8. The 10-track record was co-produced with long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning, Sparklehorse) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded Harding's previous albums Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Musical contributions to the new recordings come from pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte; harpist Mali Llywelyn; synth artist Thomas Poli; drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear); and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline), across bass, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, and organ.
Tracklist:
- 1. I Ate the Most
- 2. One Stop
- 3. Train on the Island
- 4. Worms
- 5. Venus in the Zinnia
- 6. If Lady Does It
- 7. San Francisco
- 8. What Am I Gonna Do?
- 9. Riding That Symbol
- 10. Coats
