Aldous Harding is again. The New Zealand singer-songwriter has introduced her fifth studio album, Prepare on the Island, which is slated for launch on Might 8. The follow-up to 2022’s Heat Chris is led by the mesmerizing, raggedly groovy new music ‘One Cease’, which arrives alongside a Michelle Henning-directed video. Test it out and discover the album cowl and tracklist beneath.
Spanning 10 tracks, Prepare on the Island was co-produced by longtime collaborator John Parishat Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, the place the pair recorded Heat Chris in addition to 2017’s Celebration and 2019’s Designer. They have been joined by pedal metal participant Joe Harvey-Whyte, harpist Mali Llywelyn, synth artist Thomas Poli, drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear), and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline) on bass, vocals, guitar, and organ.
Final 12 months, Harding appeared on Fragrance Genius’ ‘No Entrance Tooth’, one of many finest songs of 2025.
Prepare on the Island Cowl Paintings:
Prepare on the Island Tracklist:
1. I Ate The Most
2. One Cease
3. Prepare On The Island
4. Worms
5. Venus In The Zinnia
6. If Woman Does It
7. San Francisco
8. What Am I Gonna Do?
9. Driving That Image
10. Coats
