New Music & Video Release - Aldous Harding shares 'Coats' from 'Train On The Island' album out Friday - 7th May 2026
Artist Name - Aldous Harding
Release Name - Coats
Release Date - 7th May 2026
Genre - Indie-Folk, Alt-Folk, Alternative-Indie
Label - 4AD
Early critical praise for Train On The Island:
"Passionate enigma" - NYT
"One of the most self reflective and honest pieces of music I've heard in a really long time...incredibly refreshing." - NPR Music
"The magic of Aldous Harding is that she accesses the strange, playful part of being alive: the unselfconsciousness of a child, or of someone entirely alone, moving through pure feeling and nerves, compelled by some private tic…Harding invites us into her self-stimulatory world, where there are no mirrors and no one looking on with judgement." - Pitchfork
“Fiona Apple-esque” - The Needle Drop
“A breezy, lovely one…straightforward and clean feeling, a plodding piano that bursts open midway with guitar, like a mental breakthrough” - The FADER
"It's pretty, it's groovy, it rocks just the right amount. Love the Wurlitzer action by producer John Parish. Love the way Harding and Hawkline drowsily exchange lines. There's a lot to love about it is what I'm saying" - Stereogum
“A dramatic labyrinth that ignites a fuse to the heart’s strangest energies” - Paste
Today, Aldous Harding releases 'Coats,' the third and final single ahead of the release of her upcoming album Train On The Island, which is out this Friday via 4AD. 'Coats' follows early singles 'Venus In The Zinnea' and 'One Stop;' both tracks earned critical praise from New York Times, Pitchfork (Best New Track), NPR Music, The Needle Drop, The FADER and more. The single comes with newly announced tour dates for Australia and New Zealand.
The 10-track LP 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 Harding’s previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Joining Harding and Parish on Train On The Island were pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte, harpist Mali Llewelyn, synth artist Thomas Poli, drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear) and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline) on bass, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar and organ.
Train On The Island will be available digitally and on CD, standard black vinyl and limited-edition blue vinyl, pre-order HERE
To celebrate Train On The Island, Harding’s first headline shows since 2023 will kick off during album release week. A full list of tour dates is below – for more ticket information, see HERE
Train On The Island Pre-order / pre-save: https://ffm.to/aldous-harding-toti
1. I Ate The Most
2. One Stop
3. Train On The Island
4. Worms
5. Venus In The Zinnia
6. If Lady Does It
7. San Francisco
8. What Am I Gonna Do?
9. Riding That Symbol
10. Coats
Aldous Harding 2026 Tour Dates
^ support by Vera Ellen
For more ticket information head to https://aldousharding.com/
25th May – BRIGHTON, UK, The Dome ^
26th May – SOUTHAMPTON, UK, 1865 ^
27th May – CAMBRIDGE, UK, Junction 1
29th May – LONDON, UK, Barbican ^ SOLD OUT
30th May – LONDON, UK, Barbican ^ SOLD OUT
31st May – LONDON, UK, Barbican ^
2nd June – BRISTOL, UK, Beacon ^
3rd June – GLASGOW, UK, Kelvingrove Bandstand ^
5th June – DUBLIN, IRELAND, Vicar Street ^
7th June – LEEDS, UK, Irish Centre ^
8th June – MANCHESTER, UK, Albert Hall ^
9th June – BIRMINGHAM, UK, Town Hall ^
11th June – ROUEN, FRANCE, Festival Rush @ Le 106 ^
12th June – PARIS, FRANCE, Salle Pleyel ^
13th June – HILVARENBEEK, NETHERLANDS, Best Kept Secret Festival
15th June – OSLO, NORWAY, Konserthus ^
16th June – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Slaktkyrkan ^
17th June – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Vega ^
19th June – HAMBURG, GERMANY, Große Freiheit 36 ^
21st June – BERLIN, GERMANY, Huxleys ^
22nd June – PRAGUE, CZECHIA, Roxy ^
23rd June – VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Wien – Arena ^
25th June – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, Dürer Kert Main Hall ^
26th June – LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, Kino Siska ^
28th June – MILAN, ITALY, Magnolia ^
29th June – BOLOGNA, ITALY, Locomotiv Club ^
30th June – ROME, ITALY, Monk ^
2nd July – NIMES, FRANCE, Paloma
4th July – VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ, SPAIN, Vida Festival
5th July – MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND, Montreux Jazz Festival
6th July – MUNICH, GERMANY, Muffathalle
9th-11th July – TRENČÍN, SLOVAKIA, Pohoda Festival
11th July – BRUGES, BELGIUM, Cactus Festival
12th July – COLOGNE, GERMANY, Even Flow Festival
12th-15th August – PAREDES DE COURA, PORTUGAL, Paredes de Coura Festival
20th-23rd August – BRECON BEACONS, UK, Green Man Festival SOLD OUT
9th September – PHILADELPHA, PA, USA, Underground Arts
11th September – WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, The Howard
12th September – BROOKLYN, NY, USA, Brooklyn Steel
14th September – BOSTON, MA, USA, The Sinclair
15th September – MONTREAL, QC, CANADA, Le National
16th September – TORONTO, ON, CANADA, Danforth Music Hall
18th September – CHICAGO, IL, USA, Thalia Hall
19th September – MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, Cedar Cultural Center
21st September – DENVER, CO, USA, Bluebird Theatre
22nd September – SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA, The Commonwealth Room
24th September – PORTLAND, OR, USA, Revolution Hall
25th September – VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, Hollywood Theatre
26th September – SEATTLE, WA, USA, Neptune Theatre
28th September – SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, The Castro Theatre
29th September – SANTA CRUZ, CA, USA, Rio Theater
30th September – LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, Pacific Electric
1st October – LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, Pacific Electric
NEW 18th November – MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Forum NEW
NEW 19th November – HOBART, AUSTRALIA, Odeon Theatre NEW
NEW 22nd November – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Enmore Theatre NEW
NEW 23rd November – BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, The Princess Theatre NEW
NEW 25th November – HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND, BNZ Theatre NEW
NEW 27th November – CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch Town Hall NEW
NEW 28th November – AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, Te Paepae Theatre NEW
NEW 29th November – WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, Michael Fowler Centre NEW