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ALDOUS HARDING announces new album Train On The Island

On 8th May 2026, Aldous Harding will release her fifth studio album, Train On The Island. The Aotearoa artist shares a first taste in the form of the single ‘One Stop’. Premiered by Huw Stephens on his BBC 6Music radio show, ‘One Stop’ is accompanied by a Harding-fronted video directed by Michelle Henning. LISTEN/WATCH: Aldous Harding ‘One Stop’ Directed by Michelle Henning https://ffm.to/aldous-harding-one-stop Aldous Harding – ‘One Stop’ (Official Video) The 10-track Train On The Island was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded the New Zealander’s previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Joining Harding

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