Harding, Aldous: Party LP

Aldous Harding returns with her second album, Party, produced with the award-winning John Parish (PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse) in Bristol, a world away from her New Zealand home. As well as contributions from Parish, Perfume Genius's Mike Hadreas lends vocals on lover's call to arms "Imagining My Man" and "Swell Does The Skull." Igniting interest with her eponymous debut issued just two years ago, Harding is known for her sinister torch songs, gentle laments and eerie odes delivered with a charismatic combination of hubris, shrewd wit and quiet horror. Party introduces a new talent to the stark and unpopulated dramatic realm where Kate Bush and Scott Walker reside.