Designer (album)

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Designer
Aldous Harding Designer.jpg
Studio album by
Aldous Harding
Released26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
Studio Rockfield Studios (Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Length40:32
Label 4AD
Producer John Parish
Aldous Harding chronology
Party
(2017)		Designer
(2019)		 Warm Chris
(2022)
Singles from Designer
  1. "The Barrel"
    Released: 2019
  2. "Fixture Picture"
    Released: 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10 [1]
Metacritic 88/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 8/10 [12]

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. [14]

Contents

Accolades

Accolades for Designer
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Billboard Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)—
Exclaim! Top 29 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)
28
Gorilla vs. Bear Top 20 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)
6
Paste Top 25 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)
23
Rolling Stone Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)—

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aldous Harding

Designer track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Charts

Chart performance for Designer
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 53
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 96
French Albums (SNEP) [24] 101
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [25] 98
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [26] 5
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [27] 27
Scottish Albums (OCC) [28] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] 89
UK Albums (OCC) [30] 33
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [31] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [32] 7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [33] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [34] 29

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