Designer (album)

2019 studio album by Aldous Harding

Designer

Studio album by

Aldous Harding

Released| 26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
Studio| Rockfield Studios (Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Length| 40:32
Label| 4AD
Producer| John Parish
Aldous Harding chronology
| Party
(2017)  | Designer
(2019)  | Warm Chris
(2022)

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Singles from  Designer

1. "The Barrel"
Released: 2019
2. "Fixture Picture"
Released: 2019

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 8.2/10[1]
Metacritic| 88/100[2]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Guardian| [4]
The Independent| [5]
Mojo| [6]
NME| [7]
The Observer| [8]
Pitchfork| 8.0/10[9]
Q| [10]
Rolling Stone| [11]
Uncut| 8/10[12]

Designer is the third studio album by the New Zealand indie folk singer-songwriter Aldous Harding, released on 26 April 2019 by 4AD.[13] The song "The Barrel" won the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll award.[14]

## Accolades

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Accolades for Designer Publication  | Accolade  | Rank  | Ref.

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Billboard | Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)  | —  |

[15]

Exclaim! | Top 29 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)  |

[16]

Gorilla vs. Bear | Top 20 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)  |

[17]

Paste | Top 25 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)  |

[18]

Rolling Stone | Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)  | —  |

[19]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Aldous Harding.

Designer track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Fixture Picture"| 4:07
2.| "Designer"| 4:16
3.| "Zoo Eyes"| 5:17
4.| "Treasure"| 4:11
5.| "The Barrel"| 4:59
6.| "Damn"| 6:27
7.| "Weight of the Planets"| 4:43
8.| "Heaven Is Empty"| 3:19
9.| "Pilot"| 3:13
Total length:| 40:32

## Personnel

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* Aldous Harding – vocals, acoustic and classical guitar
* John Parish – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ, mellotron, drums, congas, percussion, mixing
* H. Hawkline – bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, vocal percussion, design, layout
* Gwion Llewelyn – drums, vocals
* Stephen Black – tenor, baritone and alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
* Clare Mactaggart – violin
* Jared Samuel – celesta on "Damn"

## Charts

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Chart performance for Designer Chart (2019)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 53
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] | 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] | 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] | 96
French Albums (SNEP)[24] | 101
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] | 98
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] | 5
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[27] | 27
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28] | 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] | 89
UK Albums (OCC)[30] | 33
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[31] | 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[32] | 7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[33] | 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[34] | 29

## References

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1. ^ "Designer by Aldous Harding reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
2. ^ "Designer by Aldous Harding Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
3. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Designer – Aldous Harding". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
4. ^ Petridis, Alexis (25 April 2019). "Aldous Harding: Designer review – cryptic charm and shimmering psychedelic pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
5. ^ O'Connor, Roisin; Bray, Elisa (25 April 2019). "Album reviews: Aldous Harding, The Cranberries, Soak, and Catfish and the Bottlemen". The Independent. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
6. ^ Segal, Victoria (May 2019). "Aldous Harding: Designer". Mojo. No. 306\. p. 93.
7. ^ Trendell, Andrew (25 April 2019). "Aldous Harding – 'Designer' review". NME. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
8. ^ Empire, Kitty (28 April 2019). "Aldous Harding: Designer review – a true original". The Observer. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
9. ^ Horn, Olivia (26 April 2019). "Aldous Harding: Designer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
10. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (June 2019). "Immaculate Design". Q. No. 398\. p. 117.
11. ^ Hermes, Will (25 April 2019). "Review: The Fetching Surrealism of Aldous Harding's 'Designer'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
12. ^ Osmon, Erin (May 2019). "Aldous Harding: Designer". Uncut. No. 264\. p. 33.
13. ^ "Aldous Harding : New Album 'Designer' Details, Plus Incredible 'The Barrel' Video Out Now". 4AD. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
14. ^ "Aldous Harding takes top gong at 2019 Silver Scroll Awards". Stuff. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
15. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Billboard. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
16. ^ "Exclaim!'s Top 29 Albums of 2019 So Far". Exclaim!. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
17. ^ "2019 - Top Albums of Mid-year 2019". Gorilla vs. Bear. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
18. ^ "The 25 Best Albums of 2019 (So Far)". Paste. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
19. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2019 So Far". Rolling Stone. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
20. ^ Ryan, Gavin (5 May 2019). "Australian Charts: Pink scores her sixth number one album in Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
21. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Aldous Harding – Designer" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
22. ^ "Ultratop.be – Aldous Harding – Designer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
23. ^ "Ultratop.be – Aldous Harding – Designer" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
24. ^ "Lescharts.com – Aldous Harding – Designer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
25. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Aldous Harding – {{{album}}}" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
26. ^ "Charts.nz – Aldous Harding – Designer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
27. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Aldous Harding – Designer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
28. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
29. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Aldous Harding – Designer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
30. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
31. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
32. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
33. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
34. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

## External links

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* Designer at Discogs (list of releases)
* Aldous Harding performs live with six album songs and interview, Morning Becomes Eclectic, 9 May 2019, KCRW

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* MusicBrainz release group

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