New Zealand’s Aldous Harding is a thrillingly sensitive singer-songwriter who first turned heads with her 2015 debut, a stark, gothic indie-folk record that won fans with its raw emotional punch. Since then, she’s shifted into more abstract, slightly off-kilter indie pop without losing the storytelling edge that makes her songs feel both gentle and gutsy.
Her catalog is a master class in mood: smoky ballads that smolder into sly hooks, characters who whisper and bite, and arrangements that tilt from pastoral to uncanny in a heartbeat. It’s music that lures you in, then quietly rearranges the furniture in your head.
First Hungarian Date
These intimate, daring songs will finally be heard live in Hungary on June 25, marking her first-ever show here. Expect the kind of performance that feels like a secret being told in public—spare, precise, and a little mischievous. Vera Ellen opens the night, setting the tone with sharp songwriting and nervy charm.
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