Designer (album)

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]

Designer
Studio album by Aldous Harding
Released	26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
Studio	Rockfield Studios (Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Length	40:32
Label	4AD
Producer	John Parish
Aldous Harding chronology
Party (2017) Designer (2019) Warm Chris (2022)
Singles from Designer
"The Barrel" Released: 2019 "Fixture Picture" Released: 2019

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.2/10[1]
Metacritic	88/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Independent	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	[7]
The Observer	[8]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Uncut	8/10[12]

Accolades

Accolades for Designer

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)	—	[15]
Exclaim!	Top 29 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)	28	[16]
Gorilla vs. Bear	Top 20 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)	6	[17]
Paste	Top 25 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)	23	[18]
Rolling Stone	Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)	—	[19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aldous Harding.

Designer track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

• Aldous Harding – vocals, acoustic and classical guitar
• John Parish – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ, mellotron, drums, congas, percussion, mixing
• H. Hawkline – bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, vocal percussion, design, layout
• Gwion Llewelyn – drums, vocals
• Stephen Black – tenor, baritone and alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
• Clare Mactaggart – violin
• Jared Samuel – celesta on "Damn"

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