Warm Chris Explained

Warm Chris
Type:	studio
Artist:	Aldous Harding
Cover:	Aldous Harding - Warm Chris.jpg
Studio:	Rockfield Studios (Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Length:	39:12
Label:	4AD
Producer:	John Parish
Prev Title:	Designer
Prev Year:	2019

Warm Chris is the fourth studio album by the New Zealand indie folk singer-songwriter Aldous Harding, released on 25 March 2022 by 4AD. 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.

Composition

Musically, Warm Chris has been described as baroque pop, "endearingly introspective" folk-pop, and freak folk/"gentle" psychedelic folk.

Critical reception

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

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

Year-end charts

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Position
New Zealand Artist Albums (RMNZ)^[1]	19

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Top 20 NZ Albums: End of Year Charts 2022. Recorded Music NZ. 21 December 2022.