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HER DIZZY HEIGHTS

One of the most defining if divisive moments in Aldous Harding’s international career came when she appeared on Jools Holland’s British music television show Later in 2017.

With only spare piano accompaniment and a few bodily gestures, Harding delivered her extraordinary Horizon with gurning facial expressions and wild eyes.

No sooner did the clip hit the internet than Facebook – the megaphone for the older demographic, many of whom had shown no interest in her previously – lit up with keyboard derision.

Yet it’s a compelling performance, hard to or David Bowie’s .

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