Designer (album)
2019 studio album by Aldous Harding
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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 and the album was a finalist for the 2020 Taite Music Prize.[14][15]
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| Released | 26 April 2019 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios (Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales) | |||
| Length | 40:32 | |||
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| Producer | John Parish | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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] |
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| Billboard | Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year) | N/a | |
| Exclaim! | Top 29 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year) | 28 |
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| Gorilla vs. Bear | Top 20 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year) | 6 |
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| Paste | Top 25 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year) | 23 |
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| Rolling Stone | Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year) | N/a |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Aldous Harding.
| No. | 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
- 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
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] | 53 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] | 45 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] | 22 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] | 96 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[25] | 101 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)ERROR in "Germany": Missing parameters: album.[26] | 98 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] | 5 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28] | 27 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] | 15 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] | 89 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[31] | 33 |
| UK Americana Albums (OCC)[32] | 3 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[33] | 7 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[34] | 10 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[35] | 29 |