Warm Chris

Warm Chris is the fourth studio album by the New Zealand indie folk singer-songwriter Aldous Harding, released on 25 March 2022 by 4AD.^[1] The album peaked at number-one on the New Zealand Albums chart. Its release was preceded by two singles, "Lawn" and "Fever". Two subsequent singles from Warm Chris, charted on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart, with "Tick Tock" peaking at No. 31, and "Ennui" peaking at No. 40.

Warm Chris
Studio album by Aldous Harding
Released	25 March 2022
Studio	Rockfield Studios (Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Genre	Baroque pop folk-pop psychedelic folk
Length	39:12
Label	4AD
Producer	John Parish
Aldous Harding chronology
Designer (2019) Warm Chris (2022)
Singles from Warm Chris
"Lawn" Released: 2022 "Fever" Released: 2022 "Ennui" Released: 2022 "Tick Tock" Released: 2022

Composition

Musically, Warm Chris has been described as baroque pop,^[2] "endearingly introspective" folk-pop,^[3] and freak folk^[2]/"gentle" psychedelic folk.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10[4]
Metacritic	82/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Clash	9/10[7]
The Observer	[3]
Paste	8.3/10[2]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[1]

In a review for Pitchfork, Sophie Kemp gave the album a positive review, praising it as showcasing "some of Harding's best songwriting yet".^[1]

Track listing

Warm Chris track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ennui"	4:38
2.	"Tick Tock"	3:39
3.	"Fever"	4:17
4.	"Warm Chris"	3:46
5.	"Lawn"	3:37
6.	"Passion Babe"	3:33
7.	"She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain"	4:28
8.	"Staring at the Henry Moore"	3:19
9.	"Bubbles"	3:55
10.	"Leathery Whip"	4:00
Total length:		39:12

All tracks are written by Aldous Harding.

Personnel

• Ali Chant – mixing, vocals
• Aldous Harding – bell, composer, acoustic guitar, humming, piano, electric piano, vocals
• Gavin Fitzjohn – flugelhorn, horn, baritone saxophone
• H. Hawkline – banjo, bass, design, Fender Rhodes, guitar, electric guitar, layout, Hammond organ, photography, vocals
• Hopey Parish – vocals
• Jason Mitchell – mastering
• Jason Williamson – vocals
• Joe Jones – engineer
• John Parish – bass, drums, Fender Rhodes, electric guitar, humming, keyboards, mixing, Hammond organ, percussion, producer, shaker, slide guitar, tambourine, vocals
• Seb Rochford – drums
• Steve Prescott – assistant photographer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Warm Chris Chart (2022) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 33 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 111 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 45 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 68 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 52 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 5

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Warm Chris Chart (2022) Position New Zealand Artist Albums (RMNZ)[17] 19

See also

• List of number-one albums from the 2020s (New Zealand)