Aurora Albums Ranked

Aurora Aksnes (born 15 June 1996), known mononymously as Aurora (stylized in all caps), is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Stavanger and raised in the towns of Høle and Os, she began writing her first songs and learning dance at the age of six. After some of her songs were uploaded online and became popular in Norway, she signed a recording contract with Petroleum Records, Decca and Glassnote Records in 2014. Aurora gained recognition with her debut extended play (EP), Running with the Wolves (2015), which contained the sleeper hit “Runaway”. Later that year, she provided the backing track for the John Lewis Christmas advert, singing a cover of the Oasis song “Half the World Away”. Her music is primarily electropop, folk, and art pop with vocals referred to as “ethereal”. She only played piano at the beginning of her career, but later involved herself in percussion and other aspects of music production. In addition to her solo work, Aurora has collaborated with and co-written songs for other artists, including Icarus, Askjell, Lena, Travis and The Chemical Brothers. She has also contributed to soundtracks for several films and television series, including Girls, Frozen II and Wolfwalkers. Here are all of Aurora albums ranked.

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4. Infections Of A Different Kind (Step I) 

“I have so many feelings I don’t even know where to start. Every single note on Aurora’s album sounds as if everything in the universe was finally finding its place, and suddenly everything would become clear and bright. Every harmony and every little thing is perfect on Infections of a Different Kind, it’s a cathartic experience that kind of feels like it was destined to be created somehow. It is insanely powerful and mesmerizing, and it’s nothing I’ve ever heard before.”

3. The Gods We Can Touch 

“Aurora has dropped her latest studio album, The Gods We Can Touch. On her third studio album, Aurora makes the same album for the third time, it seems. Unfortunately, it is the worst of the three albums as well. There are times where the voice is soothing and beautiful, but the songs don’t stand out in any meaningful way. Aurora’s calming voice, can annoy me plenty of times as well. I get some Tones & I vibes, (I am aware Aurora was first). The lyrical depth on this album is not that great. There are some nice love ballads present on the album, but there are some boring ballads that go nowhere, “Exist For Love” being the best example. This album is beautiful and soothing and great for walking in the forest or something, but sitting and analyzing it for 50 minutes turns my brain numb.”

2. A Different Kind Of Human (Step II) 

“Perfectly balancing the artsy nature of AURORA’s potent songwriting and lyricism with actual mainstream danceable pop sensibilities, it’s an album equal parts moving and full of artistic vigour and enjoyable on its purely surface elements. With a couple of oddball detours like Hunger, Apple Tree and The Seed to counterbalance the full-on opening two tracks it never feels too saccharine or overproduced.”

1. All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend 

“This 19-year old songstress is guaranteed to turn heads in the music industry. Plenty of talent is on display. Aurora is obviously influenced by Scandinavian folk music (as she herself is from Norway): there are loads of regional flavor in melodies, especially the choruses. There is also a sprinkle of liturgical music there somewhere. A lot of beautiful chanting is also present. Mood-wise, melodies have an epic and uplifting quality to them: the album is guaranteed to put one in a state of happiness and tranquility. Aurora uses chamber orchestra with big percussion mixed with “retro sci-fi” synthesizers to underline her songwriting, to satisfying effect; in fact, it’s one of the singular consistent albums I’ve ever listened to sound-wise.”