Debut album from New Zealand singer-songwriter Aldous Harding. The songs veer from stripped-back to string-laden full-band arrangements with Harding's distinctive vocals as a fragile centrepoint. Having already drawn comparisons with Vashti Bunyan, Linda Perhacs and the '60s era of folk singers, there is nevertheless something undeniably contemporary about this album - fans of Marissa Nadler or Mirel Wagner will find plenty to appreciate in the dark beauty here...