ALDOUS HARDING - Train On The Island JOHN MCKAY awarded an honorary doctorate from

awarded an honorary doctorate from Buckingham University and amassed a priceless collection of guitars

This story of an imaginary liaison in a nightclub is soundtracked by ’noughties indie pop chords and bravura Latin big band arrangements - including a three-piano attack (Steinway

black person in rural America

and again in 1995 for the band’s 25th anniversary

ALDOUS HARDING - Train On The Island JOHN MCKAY awarded an honorary doctorate fromLP Indies Exclusive Limited Edition Blue Coloured Vinyl. On 8th May 2026, Aldous Harding will release her fifth studio album, Train On The Island. The 10 track Train On The Island was co produced by long time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded the New Zealanders previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Joining Harding and Parish on