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Music News - Aldous Harding releases music video 'Blend'
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Aldous Harding has revealed a new
video for the single Blend, plus details of her biggest UK and European tour
yet. Taken from her latest album, Party, the visuals for Blend were created
by Charlotte Evans,
the New Zealand filmmaker and editor also responsible for Harding’s previous
videos for Horizon andImagining My Man.
Disquieting in its nature, and inspired by Francis Ford Coppola’s legendary war film Apocalypse Now, Harding goes into further detail -
“The concept is based on that awful scene from 'Apocalypse Now' where the playmates pile out of the helicopter. The costume was handmade for me, it turned out great. It's in the bin. I spent eight hours dancing on a Lazy Susan, it was easy really. Obviously I know what it is... The song itself was written in an AirBnB in Bristol the night before going into the studio.”
Harding’s second album Party was produced with the award-winning John Parish (PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse) in his hometown of Bristol, taking Harding away from her New Zealand base for an intensive two-week immersion in the studio. As well as a raft of musical contributions from Parish, Perfume Genius’s Mike Hadreas lends vocals to recent single Imagining My Man and Party closer Swell Does The Skull.
Disquieting in its nature, and inspired by Francis Ford Coppola’s legendary war film Apocalypse Now, Harding goes into further detail -
“The concept is based on that awful scene from 'Apocalypse Now' where the playmates pile out of the helicopter. The costume was handmade for me, it turned out great. It's in the bin. I spent eight hours dancing on a Lazy Susan, it was easy really. Obviously I know what it is... The song itself was written in an AirBnB in Bristol the night before going into the studio.”
Harding’s second album Party was produced with the award-winning John Parish (PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse) in his hometown of Bristol, taking Harding away from her New Zealand base for an intensive two-week immersion in the studio. As well as a raft of musical contributions from Parish, Perfume Genius’s Mike Hadreas lends vocals to recent single Imagining My Man and Party closer Swell Does The Skull.
Party has dazzled the critics,
leading to a startling performance of Horizon on Later... with Jools Holland (which can be viewed here).
With a summer of
festival appearances to come, Harding is currently on tour through North
America before returning to New Zealand for three sold-out shows at Auckland's
historic Pah Homestead. Last week Harding announced her full tour
European schedule for the Autumn. In addition to the London and rescheduled
Bristol shows, Harding will headline dates in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester,
Brighton and Birmingham in November.
“Harding is nothing less than amazing – a nuanced musician, a
startling writer and a presence so intense.”
The Observer *****
”Spellbinding songs.”The Guardian ****
“Party recalls Perhacs and
Bunyan, Nico and Joni, but these are thoroughly modern songs – and very much
Harding’s own.” Uncut 8/10
"Aldous Harding's
'Party' is both exhilarating and chilling." - NZ Herald ****
“Understated yet
charismatic, Harding has the gift of making reality seem like a very fragile
and porous thing indeed.” Q ****
“Truly captivating.”DIY ****
“A talent at the very start
of her creative life.” Loud And Quiet (8/10)
Official videos for Horizon and Imagining My Man, both
directed by Charlotte Evans, can be viewed below.
ALDOUS
HARDING ONLINE:
aldousharding.com
facebook.com/AldousHarding
instagram.com/aldousharding
soundcloud.com/aldous-harding-official
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