LABEL: 4AD
RELEASE DATE:05/08/2026
VARIANT: Limited Edition, Blue Vinyl LP

New Zealand based musician and songwriter Aldous Hardings fifth album, Train on the Island, arrives on May 8. The 10-track record was co-produced with long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning, Sparklehorse) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded Hardings previous albums Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Musical contributions to the new recordings come from pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte; harpist Mali Llywelyn; synth artist Thomas Poli; drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear); and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline), across bass, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, and organ.

TRACKLIST

1. I Ate The Most
2. One Stop
3. Train On The Island
4. Worms
5. Venus In The Zinnia feat. H Hawkline
6. If Lady Does It
7. San Francisco
8. What Am I Gonna Do?
9. Riding That Symbol
10. Coats