In the spring of 2022, Aldous released her fourth album (her third under the 4AD label) with Warm Chris.
Warm Chris became Aldous’ highest-charting album, reaching number 1 in her native New Zealand.
Released: March 25, 2022
Label: 4AD
Format: CD, Vinyl LP, Digital
Country: USA, Canada
All songs written by Aldous Harding
Produced by John Parish
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ennui | 4:38 |
| 2 | Tick Tock | 3:39 |
| 3 | Fever | 4:17 |
| 4 | Warm Chris | 3:46 |
| 5 | Lawn | 3:37 |
| 6 | Passion Babe | 3:33 |
| 7 | She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain | 4:28 |
| 8 | Staring At the Henry Moore | 3:19 |
| 9 | Bubbles | 3:55 |
| 10 | Leathery Whip | 4:00 |
Personnel
Ennui
Aldous Harding: vocals, piano, electric piano
H. Hawklin: bass
Gavin Fitzjohn: bariton saxophone
Seb Rochford: drums
John Parish: humming
Hopey Parish: vocals
Tick Tock
Aldous Harding: vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
H. Hawkline: bass, electric guitar, Rhodes electric guitar
John Parish: slide guitar, shaker, vocals
Ali Chant: vocals
Fever
Aldous Harding: vocals, piano
H. Hawkline: bass
Seb Rochford: drums
Gavin Fitzjohn: horns
John Parish: keyboards, tambourine
Warm Chris
Aldous Harding: vocals, acoustic guitar
John Parish: electric guitar
H. Hawkline: bass, electric guitar
Lawn
Aldous Harding: vocals, piano
H. Hawkline: bass, electric guitar
Seb Rochford: drums
John Parish: vocals, percussion, electric piano
Passion Babe
Aldous Harding: vocals, piano
H. Hawkline: bass, electric guitar
Seb Rochford: drums
John Parish: drums, percussion, electric guitar, organ
She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain
Aldous Harding: vocals, piano
H. Hawkline: banjo
John Parish: bass
Gavin Fitzjohn: flugelhorn
Staring At the Henry Moore
Aldous Harding: vocals, acoustic guitar
H. Hawkline: bass, electric guitar
Seb Rochford: hand drums
John Parish: drums, electric piano
Bubbles
Aldous Harding: vocals, piano, bells
H. Hawkline: guitar
John Parish: bass, drums
Leathery Whip
Aldous Harding: vocals, acoustic guitar
John Parish: drums, percussion, electric guitar
H. Hawkline: hammond organ, bass, vocals
Jason Williamson: vocals
Recorded by Joe Jones at Rockfield Studio.
Mixed by Ali Chant & John Parish at Playpen Studios.
Mastered by Jason Mitchell
Art Direction by Aldous Harding
Photography, design and layout by H. Hawkline
Photography assistant: Steve Prescott
Singles
Although there were no individual single releases for any of the songs off of Warm Chris, four tracks were released as singles for play on radio, digital release, or as videos.
Lawn
Fever
Ennui
“Ennui” is the first track from Warm Chris. Although no video was created for the song, the track was released to radio and charted in Aldous’ native New Zealand.
Tick Tock
Reception
Warm Chris received largely favorable reviews from music critics and fans.
James Christopher Monger of AllMusic.com writes, “Warm Chris blazes its own trail, and following along can sometimes feel like grasping at the last vestiges of a late-morning dream. It’s both compelling and confounding, like Harding herself.”
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