Aldous Harding Shares New Song ‘Coats’, Final Single From Train On The Island - New Album Out This Friday

May 6, 2026

Early critical praise for Train On The Island:

"Passionate enigma" - NYT

"One of the most self reflective and honest pieces of music I've heard in a really long time...incredibly refreshing." - NPR Music

"The magic of Aldous Harding is that she accesses the strange, playful part of being alive: the unselfconsciousness of a child, or of someone entirely alone, moving through pure feeling and nerves, compelled by some private tic…Harding invites us into her self-stimulatory world, where there are no mirrors and no one looking on with judgement." - Pitchfork

“Fiona Apple-esque” - The Needle Drop

“A breezy, lovely one…straightforward and clean feeling, a plodding piano that bursts open midway with guitar, like a mental breakthrough” - The FADER

"It's pretty, it's groovy, it rocks just the right amount. Love the Wurlitzer action by producer John Parish. Love the way Harding and Hawkline drowsily exchange lines. There's a lot to love about it is what I'm saying" - Stereogum

“A dramatic labyrinth that ignites a fuse to the heart’s strangest energies” - Paste

Today, Aldous Harding releases 'Coats,' the third and final single ahead of the release of her upcoming album Train On The Island, which is out this Friday via 4AD. 'Coats' follows early singles 'Venus In The Zinnea' and 'One Stop;' both tracks earned critical praise from New York Times, Pitchfork (Best New Track), NPR Music, The Needle Drop, The FADER and more. The single comes with newly announced tour dates for Australia and New Zealand.

The 10-track LP Train On The Island was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded Harding’s previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Joining Harding and Parish on Train On The Island were pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte, harpist Mali Llewelyn, synth artist Thomas Poli, drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear) and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline) on bass, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar and organ.

Train On The Island will be available digitally and on CD, standard black vinyl and limited-edition blue vinyl.

To celebrate Train On The Island, Harding’s first headline shows since 2023 will kick off during album release week. A full list of tour dates is below.

Train On The Island

Pre-order / pre-save: https://ffm.to/aldous-harding-toti

1. I Ate The Most

2. One Stop

3. Train On The Island

4. Worms

5. Venus In The Zinnia

6. If Lady Does It

7. San Francisco

8. What Am I Gonna Do?

9. Riding That Symbol

10. Coats

Aldous Harding 2026 Tour Dates
^ support by Vera Ellen
For more ticket information head to https://aldousharding.com/

25 May – BRIGHTON, UK, The Dome ^
26 May – SOUTHAMPTON, UK, 1865 ^
27 May – CAMBRIDGE, UK, Junction 1
29 May – LONDON, UK, Barbican ^ SOLD OUT
30 May – LONDON, UK, Barbican ^ SOLD OUT
31 May – LONDON, UK, Barbican ^
2 June – BRISTOL, UK, Beacon ^
3 June – GLASGOW, UK, Kelvingrove Bandstand ^
5 June – DUBLIN, IRELAND, Vicar Street ^
7 June – LEEDS, UK, Irish Centre ^
8 June – MANCHESTER, UK, Albert Hall ^
9 June – BIRMINGHAM, UK, Town Hall ^
11 June – ROUEN, FRANCE, Festival Rush @ Le 106 ^
12 June – PARIS, FRANCE, Salle Pleyel ^
13 June – HILVARENBEEK, NETHERLANDS, Best Kept Secret Festival
15 June – OSLO, NORWAY, Konserthus ^
16 June – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Slaktkyrkan ^
17 June – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Vega ^
19 June – HAMBURG, GERMANY, Große Freiheit 36 ^
21 June – BERLIN, GERMANY, Huxleys ^
22 June – PRAGUE, CZECHIA, Roxy ^
23 June – VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Wien – Arena ^
25 June – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, Dürer Kert Main Hall ^
26 June – LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, Kino Siska ^
28 June – MILAN, ITALY, Magnolia ^
29 June – BOLOGNA, ITALY, Locomotiv Club ^
30 June – ROME, ITALY, Monk ^
2 July – NIMES, FRANCE, Paloma
4 July – VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ, SPAIN, Vida Festival
5 July – MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND, Montreux Jazz Festival
6 July – MUNICH, GERMANY, Muffathalle
9-11 July – TRENČÍN, SLOVAKIA, Pohoda Festival
11 July – BRUGES, BELGIUM, Cactus Festival
12 July – COLOGNE, GERMANY, Even Flow Festival
12-15 August – PAREDES DE COURA, PORTUGAL, Paredes de Coura Festival
20-23 August – BRECON BEACONS, UK, Green Man Festival SOLD OUT
9 September – PHILADELPHA, PA, USA, Underground Arts
11 September – WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, The Howard
12 September – BROOKLYN, NY, USA, Brooklyn Steel
14 September – BOSTON, MA, USA, The Sinclair
15 September – MONTREAL, QC, CANADA, Le National
16 September – TORONTO, ON, CANADA, Danforth Music Hall
18 September – CHICAGO, IL, USA, Thalia Hall
19 September – MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, Cedar Cultural Center
21 September – DENVER, CO, USA, Bluebird Theatre
22 September – SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA, The Commonwealth Room
24 September – PORTLAND, OR, USA, Revolution Hall
25 September – VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, Hollywood Theatre
26 September – SEATTLE, WA, USA, Neptune Theatre
28 September – SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, The Castro Theatre
29 September – SANTA CRUZ, CA, USA, Rio Theater
30 September – LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, Pacific Electric
1 October – LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, Pacific Electric

NEW 18 November – MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Forum NEW
NEW 19 November – HOBART, AUSTRALIA, Odeon Theatre NEW
NEW 22 November – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Enmore Theatre NEW
NEW 23 November – BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, The Princess Theatre NEW
NEW 25 November – HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND, BNZ Theatre NEW
NEW 27 November – CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch Town Hall NEW
NEW 28 November – AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, Te Paepae Theatre NEW
NEW 29 November – WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, Michael Fowler Centre NEW

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