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Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the New Zealand singer-songwriter was produced by John Parish.
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Imagining My Man
I'm going to answer, protecting It can be so hard to forgive It's not what I thought and it's not what I pictured When I was imagining my man You are... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Record Collector
    Jun 23, 2017
    100
    Harding’s delivery is unique, her range from the deepest velvet to the most discordant cry; her enunciation infusing every syllable with her tortured soul. ... Simply stunning.
  2. musicOMH.com
    May 22, 2017
    90
    Shifting moods and voices effortlessly, Harding is an often technically astonishing performer, and Party is a work of quiet power. An inviting, captivating darkness.
  3. Q Magazine
    May 18, 2017
    80
    Understated yet charismatic, Harding has the gift of making reality seem like a very fragile and porous thing indeed. [Jul 2017, p.108]
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  4. Uncut
    May 18, 2017
    80
    These are thoroughly modern songs--and very much Harding's own. [Jun 2017, p.30]
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  5. DIY Magazine
    May 19, 2017
    80
    For the most part though, this is a party for one, best enjoyed curled up with few distractions in the twilight hours. Sit, contemplate, and be absorbed into Aldous Harding’s spellbinding realm.
  6. Drowned In Sound
    May 30, 2017
    80
    There is something both abstract and individual and yet universal about the way that Harding writes and presents her trials and triumphs of the heart.
  7. AllMusic
    May 18, 2017
    70
    Party finds the sweet spot between raw and refined, and in doing so, feels very real.

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  1. OLucas
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    A very consistent album. 9 tracks that complement each other. 9 calm tracks. 9 endeering songs. 9 ways to fall in love with Aldous Harding.
  2. Evic21
    Jun 11, 2017
    9
    There is an emotional depth here that is unmatched by other singers out there trying to make an album like this. The intimacy in the musicThere is an emotional depth here that is unmatched by other singers out there trying to make an album like this. The intimacy in the music paired with Harding's kaleidoscope vocals makes her music delve into a rainbow of emotions while always grounding each track with lyrics that discuss the honesty of human emotion and the human experience.… Expand
  4. christodoulakis
    Dec 3, 2017
    9
    Party is Aldous Harding 2nd album; it is sweet, hypnotic, strong in feelings and full of musical joy.
    Aldous is experimenting with at least 5    Party is Aldous Harding 2nd album; it is sweet, hypnotic, strong in feelings and full of musical joy.
    Aldous is experimenting with at least 5 different ways of singing in a superb way that makes me very sure that we will listen to great songs from her in the future.
    Excellent!    … Expand
  5. jrdv
    Apr 22, 2018
    9
    Aldous Harding presents with "Party" a well-rounded sophomore LP that is both emotionally complex as it is vocally impressive.
  6. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 20, 2021
    7
    Beautifully sincere and eerie are the timeless songs on this record. Aldous sounds relaxed even when against mike handreas idiosyncraticBeautifully sincere and eerie are the timeless songs on this record. Aldous sounds relaxed even when against mike handreas idiosyncratic croon, holding her own. A very fantastic introduction, for me,into her sound… Expand

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#85 Best Album of 2017

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