Hailing from New Zealand’s Southern port town of Lyttelton, Aldous Harding has received attention and accolades from some of the most illustrious corners of the music industry. Disarming in its desolate imagery and stark instrumentation, Aldous’ music deals with the raw materials of life : death, birth, grief and love. There are few happy endings, but the power is in how Harding enters into battle : with a dancer’s grace and a boxer’s stance.

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