Aldous Harding

[Karen Hester]

Fascinating facial expressions, lovely voice, mainly acoustic guitar.
She is from small-town New Zealand but might be more popular in France
where she's had radio play.

Here's her press blurb:
"Aldous Hardingb s music is not for the faint of heart. Disarming in
its desolate imagery and stark instrumentation, it deals with the raw
materials of life: death, birth, grief and love. There are few happy
endings, but the power is in how Harding enters into battle; with a
dancerb s grace and a boxerb s stance.

Sometimes reminiscent of 60s-era folk singers Vashti Bunyan and Linda
Perhacs, Hardingb s work lies in more harsh terrain than her forebears
- piercing the long history of the genre with a grit and sincerity
rarely encountered. Somewhat out of step with the 21st Century,
Aldousb music is accompanied by wry wit and tenacious gall that will
see her become a true stayer in the music world."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8szSWZojgos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3Wds4gDGRc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4R0K6iYJ2A
http://www.lebruitdesgraviers.com/aldous-harding/