Designer (album)

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

Designer
Studio album by
Aldous Harding
Released26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
Studio
Length40:32
Label4AD
ProducerJohn Parish
Aldous Harding chronology
Party
(2017)		 Designer
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10[1]
Metacritic88/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Independent[5]
Mojo[6]
NME[7]
The Observer[8]
Pitchfork8.0/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

Accolades
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Billboard Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year) N/A
[15]
Exclaim! Top 29 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)
28
[16]
Gorilla vs. Bear Top 20 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)
6
[17]
Paste Top 25 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)
23
[18]
Rolling Stone Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year) N/A
[19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aldous Harding.

No.TitleLength
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

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
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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  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 (306): 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 (398): 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 (264): 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.
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  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.
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