What happened to the heart?
Aurora
Vinylplate · Engelsk · 2024
| Utgitt | Oslo : Petroleum Records , 2024
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| Omfang | 2 LP'er
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| Opplysninger | In April 2022, AURORA read a letter that changed her life. It was co-written by indigenous activists, titled ‘We Are the Earth’, and called for a revolution: a collective response to global warming – to “heal the land”. They described being connected to the land “through our hearts”, and the earth as “the heart that pulsates within us.” The letter led AURORA to consider a question: what happened to the heart? And so 27-year-old Norwegian alt-pop superstar AURORA began studying books on human anatomy, wanting to understand when and why Western culture lost touch with the deeper purpose of our most vital organ. What Happened To The Heart? is a journey from weakness to strength, from self-destruction to self-healing. A poignant and introspective musical journey that explores the loss of spiritual connection in modern society, the healing power of vulnerability, and the call to ignite change through reuniting the heart with politics and personal growth. Revealed last week, the newest release, ‘Some Type of Skin’ delves into the album's central struggle: vulnerability leads to bleeding, yet there's a need to go to battle to build some type of skin. Therefore AURORA threw herself into chaos, writing this new record during the tour for UK Top 10 album ‘The Gods We Can Touch’, with only one rule: she could only write in unsafe spaces, to build her armour. That meant no forests, where Aurora had spent much of her childhood in Bergen, Norway, making this album a new era for AURORA. Travelling over the word also gave her the chance to meet with women she describes as modern-day philosophers, and who inspired her with their feminine power. In particular, three female tribe leaders in Colombia, Brazil and Argentina. “There is wisdom in their indigenous values. These women live in the modern world just like us, but they still choose to live with kindness.” Describing the album as the “most personal and cathartic album” she has ever written. AURORA adds “Though its precise function and anatomy were not clearly understood, the heart was believed to be the centre of the soul. Of intuition. Of emotion and intention. Until we decided these were qualifications of the mind. Emotion overpowered by logic. And with the world being so corrupted by money, power and selfishness you cannot help but ask yourself - what happened to the heart?” Recorded between Norway, Germany, London and Los Angeles, the new record sees previous and new collaborators joining AURORA such as Ane Brun, Matias Tellez (girl in red, Maisie Peters), Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers, Chris Greatti (Yungblud, , Blink-182, Pussy Riot), Dave Hamelin (Beyonce, King Princess and Zara Larsson) amongst others, but also Magnus Skylstad, who has been with AURORA since her first album All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend. From haunting folkloric melodies to throbbing techno beats, each collaborator infuses their own style into the album adding depth and dimension to AURORA's introspective journey.. - Rød
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| ISBN | Nkr. 519.00
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| Hylleplass | MLp AUR
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