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– ALDOUS HARDING - FLYING NUN RECORDS - FNLP566 FNLP566 Tracklist 5:384:306:255:172:405:375:076:175:17 Singer/songwriter first drew praise for the gothic folk and stark emotionality of her 2015 debut that brought about comparisons to both and . She grew up as Hannah Harding in the town of Lyttelton near Christchurch in New Zealand to musician parents. Her mother was folk singer , and it was on her Folk-Tui-winning record that the 13-year-old made here recording debut. Despite this early foray into the music business, the young had no interest in pursuing a career as a musician, believing it to be a precarious existence. Just a couple of years later, she began to let go of her dreams of becoming a vet when she started singing and writing songs alongside friend and fellow musician . By 2008 she was performing backup vocals for the traveling string band the Eastern, and got an early break when she was spotted busking by, who on the back of that performance invited the young musician to open for her at her show that same night. In 2012 changed her forename to and asked and to co-produce what would become her debut record. The self-titled release garnered much critical acclaim, and toured the album extensively. For her follow-up, she signed to British independent label 4AD, and enlisted the help of (, ) to co-produce the record. Her sophomore album was released in 2017, and was preceded by the singles "Horizon" and "Imagining My Man."