Warm Chris

Warm Chris
Studio album by
Aldous Harding
Released25 March 2022
StudiosRockfield Studios (Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Genres
Length39:12
Labels
ProducerJohn Parish
Aldous Harding chronology
Designer
(2019)		 Warm Chris
(2022)		 Train on the Island
(2026)
Singles from Warm Chris
  1. "Lawn"
    Released: 2022
  2. "Fever"
    Released: 2022
  3. "Ennui"
    Released: 2022
  4. "Tick Tock"
    Released: 2022

Warm Chris is the fourth studio album by the New Zealand indie folk singer-songwriter Aldous Harding, released on 25 March 2022 by 4AD. The album peaked at number-one on the New Zealand Albums chart. Its release was preceded by two singles, "Lawn" and "Fever". Two subsequent singles from Warm Chris, charted on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart, with "Tick Tock" peaking at No. 31, and "Ennui" peaking at No. 40.

Composition

Musically, Warm Chris has been described as baroque pop, "endearingly introspective" folk-pop, and freak folk/"gentle" psychedelic folk.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10
Metacritic82/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Clash9/10
The ObserverStarStarStarStar
Paste8.3/10
Pitchfork8.2/10

In a review for Pitchfork, Sophie Kemp gave the album a positive review, praising it as showcasing "some of Harding's best songwriting yet".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aldous Harding.

Warm Chris track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ennui"4:38
2."Tick Tock"3:39
3."Fever"4:17
4."Warm Chris"3:46
5."Lawn"3:37
6."Passion Babe"3:33
7."She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain"4:28
8."Staring at the Henry Moore"3:19
9."Bubbles"3:55
10."Leathery Whip"4:00
Total length:39:12

Personnel

Charts

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kemp, Sophie. "Warm Chris - Aldous Harding". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Parnell, Annie (March 25, 2022). "Aldous Harding: 'Warm Chris' Album Review". Paste. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Kalia, Ammar (March 27, 2022). "Aldous Harding: Warm Chris review – endearingly introspective folk-pop". The Observer. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Warm Chris by Aldous Harding reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Warm Chris by Aldous Harding". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Warm Chris - Aldous Harding | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Weaver, David (22 March 2022). "Aldous Harding – Warm Chris". Clash. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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  12. ↑ "Charts.nz – Aldous Harding – Warm Chris". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 1/4/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Aldous Harding – Warm Chris – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 1/4/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 1/4/2022 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Albums: End of Year Charts 2022". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 December 2022.