New Zealand songwriter Aldous Harding is a chameleonic presence on the new album Warm Chris, pulling off one mask only to reveal another. Emma Wallbanks/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Clockwise from upper left: Aldous Harding, Clairo, Matthew E. White, Orla Gartland Courtesy of the aritsts hide caption
Aldous Harding haunts in the video for her song, "Zoo Eyes." 4AD/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
NPR Music picks the best albums of 2019 (so far). Chelsea Beck for NPR hide caption
Weyes Blood (left), Glen Hansard and Lizzo Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Lil Nas X (left), FKA Twigs and Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Aldous Harding in a scene from her video for the song "The Barrel." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Aldous Harding, Ellis, Westkust, Palehound Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Moses Sumney's Aromanticism was one of Bob's favorite albums this year. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
NPR Music's top five albums of the year. (Clockwise from upper left) Process by Sampha, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar, Melodrama by Lorde, Crtl by SZA and Capacity by Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Aldous Harding performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 6, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Aldous Harding released her debut Party, produced by John Parish, this May on 4AD. Rafael Barker/Courtesy of the photographer hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Fragile Rock (an emo puppet band), Lizzo, Aldous Harding, Allison Crutchfield, Anna Meredith Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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