Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Artist: AURORA
Track: “Running With the Wolves“
RIYL: Bat For Lashes, Marissa Nadler and Alexa Borden.
Let’s get this out of the way first: AURORA’s music comes with a glowing endorsement from Katy Perry, but don’t let that stop you from checking this out. There’s something strange about a lot of the music that comes from Norway. No matter the style, the artists just seem to have their own strange approach; Aurora Aksnes is no different. At nineteen years old she is well on her way towards creating her own unique style. This style is a mixture of electronic elements and indie pop that often has a very dark undercurrent. There are upbeat pop tracks such as ‘Conqueror‘ as well as darker tracks such as ‘Murder (5,4,3,2,1)‘ which is about assisted suicide — and is a video that is well worth watching. The song posted here is called ‘Running with the Wolves‘ and is probably more representative of the album’s sound overall. It has a slight indie pop sound, electronic elements, and it is as quirky as it is catchy. The song is taken from the album All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend and was released on March 11 through Glassnote.
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--been workign on a review for this girl, pretty great stuff here--
So, do it. I want to, but I have issues writing about the indie/pop stuff.
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In her videos she definitely seems to be trying to find a weird/quirky style and sometimes it comes off a little forced -- I'll definitely give you that. I haven't bothered with any interviews or anything. The album is really good -- genuine or not -- and doesn't sound like standard pop at all, in my opinion.
On the other hand, I don't mind manufactured poppy stuff, as long as there is an angle and an effort to kind of stand out a little -- stuff like t.A.T.u. and Kerli.
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