AURORA – All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend

The debut album from Aurora is an absolutely stunning collection of emotionally charged, mesmerising lullabies.

Throughout the 12-track songbook, Aurora’s stellar vocals are the true standout and had me enraptured for the entire journey. This journey that the listener is taken on has many ebbs and flows as it transitions regularly from slow story-driven tracks to the more up-tempo offerings.

The up-tempo offerings were my personal favourites, in particular ‘Conqueror, Warrior’ and ‘Under The Water’, not taking anything away from the slower tracks. ‘Under The Water’ comes very late in the record, which was perhaps a creative decision as it includes big arena rock influences, thus having the rest of the album serving as a build up to it. (JA)

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