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Infections of a Different Kind - Step 1 is the second album by Norwegian singer AURORA. It was released on 28 September 2018 on Decca Records.
Background
On the day of releasing her debut All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, she said that it was "the first album of many" that she has planned. As of 12 May 2016, after coming back from her European tour, AURORA announced that she was ready to begin writing and producing more material, which eventually formed her second studio album. She has said in a Facebook event that she has 15 demo songs and has written 1,000 songs/poems. According to AURORA, her second album was expected to be released in the fourth quarter of 2018.[1]
Between April and August 2018, the singer released two singles, "Queendom" and "Forgotten Love", which were to be included on her second studio album.[2] [3]Aksnes recorded the album during her stay in France in January of that year, and the production included the producers Askjell Solstrand, Roy Kerr and Tim Bran, with Aksnes herself also involved in this aspect. [4] Some of the new material was anticipated in live performances, including festivals like Lollapalooza and Coachella.[5] [6]
While maintaining some of the themes and stories of the previous album, this production would mark the first time that Aksnes included political and sexual themes in her songs. Most of the new inspiration for these came from the interaction that she had with her fans during her first tour. [7] The music video for "Queendom" saw its release in May 2018, and it included a message to her LGBT fans; such message was portrayed by Aksnes herself kissing one of her female dancers, during what was described as a "big kissing party" that shows that "every type of love is accepted and embraced" in the singer's "queendom".[8]
On 28 September 2018, AURORA surprise-released Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1). The album features eight songs,[9] and the title itself comes from the eighth track included on it, which AURORA declared as "the most important song I've ever written".[10]
Photo shoot
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Queendom" | AURORA, Couros Sheibani, Fiona Bevan, Jakwob | AURORA, Magnus Skylstad, Couros Sheibani, Jakwob | 3:27 | |
| 2. | "Forgotten Love" | AURORA, Martin Sjølie | Magnus Skylstad, Tim Bran, Roy Kerr, Askjell | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "Gentle Earthquakes" | AURORA, Couros Sheibani, Fiona Bevan, Jakwob | Tim Bran, Roy Kerr, Askjell | 3:47 | |
| 4. | "All Is Soft Inside" | AURORA, Tim Bran, Roy Kerr | Tim Bran, Roy Kerr, Askjell | 5:09 | |
| 5. | "It Happened Quiet" | AURORA, Sacha Skarbek | Magnus Skylstad, Tim Bran, Roy Kerr, Askjell | 4:09 | |
| 6. | "Churchyard" | AURORA, Electric | AURORA, Electric | 3:46 | |
| 7. | "Soft Universe" | AURORA, Couros Sheibani, Fiona Bevan, Jakwob | AURORA, Magnus Skylstad, Couros Sheibani, Jakwob | 4:00 | |
| 8. | "Infections of a Different Kind" | AURORA | Tim Bran, Roy Kerr, Askjell | 5:27 |
Possible outtakes
- "Feeling"
- "Ocean Rose"
- "Wavelengths"
- "Kindness in the Glass"
- "Witches"
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 191 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 7 |
Trivia
- AURORA said the album would have 11 songs[11] but later she confirmed in an interview she changed it.[12] And on July 22, 2018, AURORA revealed the album would have 8 songs. [13]
- The songs on the album address issues such as domestic abuse, global warming, connection v connectivity and fear of intimacy.
- The songs are mostly piano-driven with some harp touches. Overall, the initial goal was to use organic instruments.
- AURORA once said that she wanted to include some of her old songs[14] and that she wanted to put a song that includes her native language.
- Her favorite track in the album is the eighth track.
- She also stated in an interview in 2017 that she didn't know whether "In Bottles", "Feeling", and "Soft Universe" will be on the album because she recorded many songs and it was hard enough to choose the ones that will make to it, and that changed every day.[15]
- AURORA wrote 40 songs for the album and chose the best of them. [16]
- It was expected to be released in 2017.
- "Animal" was originally going to be 2nd single, but ended up being held for A Different Kind of Human - Step 2.
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbPg6B2nhG8
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbPg6B2nhG8
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/forgotten-love-single/1423402736
- ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/aurora-interview-i-want-to-fight-for-everything-that-can-t-fight-for-itself-a3831146.html
- ↑ ttps://jenesaispop.com/2018/04/17/327078/aurora-adelanta-disco-queendom-busca-sea-lugar-todos/
- ↑ https://capricho.abril.com.br/famosos/aurora-fez-um-show-mistico-e-cheio-de-amor-no-lollapalooza-2018/
- ↑ http://www.idolator.com/7678380/coachella-2018-aurora-interview-queendom-sophomore-lp?firefox=1
- ↑ https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/ywxym5/norway-aurora-watch-queendom-music-video
- ↑ https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-infections-of-a-different-kind-step-1-new-album-interview-2384198
- ↑ http://www.liveinlimbo.com/2018/06/04/interviews/an-interview-with-aurora.html
- ↑ http://www.idolator.com/7678380/coachella-2018-aurora-interview-queendom-sophomore-lp?view-all&firefox=1
- ↑ http://www.liveinlimbo.com/2018/06/04/interviews/an-interview-with-aurora.html
- ↑ https://www.nopartynodisco.com/single-post/2018/07/25/INTERVIEW-AURORA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGRv-zHlXjY&feature=youtu.be
- ↑ https://capricho.abril.com.br/famosos/aurora-sobre-tour-no-brasil-vou-testar-cancoes-mais-intimistas/
- ↑ https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/norwegian-pop-star-aurora