Album A Different Kind Of Human (Step 2)
"Here I come up with a suggestion, and at the same time ask a question"
7th of June 2019
With three singles released, the 2nd step was finally available to us - almost a full pregnancy, 8 months and 11 days after step one (Auroras two favorite numbers, by the way...).
While step one was more aimed at the emotional sides of providing energy, this album was intended as more broad, political and aimed at empowering us to stand up for the world (^55.1)
"We got a little work to do because the planet is damaged. Yeah, that's the beauty of the battle, the environmental battle, that's happening right now, because there is still hope, if we do something now... We have to! That's why it's such a hopeful thing, right now..." (^53.1)
But Aurora makes it clear her mission is about joy—not wallowing in the darkness. She points to the excitement of children, and snow, and the kindness she sees in her mother and self as proof that there’s still goodness in the world, even when news cycles may say otherwise (^53.2).
“I love crying,” she says. “And I think it’s such an important thing to share with the world. It’s such a perfect way for us all to connect too, since we all have tears inside our hearts from time to time. Crying is important, it seems like humans need to cry from time to time just to survive this world. And imagine how much simpler being a human would be if we didn’t have to hide it?” (^55.2)
Her local paper had a talk with her about the album:
"This is a pretty loud record, a political record. Some of the key lies in the title of the album. Here I come up with a suggestion, and at the same time ask a question. If people want to make the choice and be a little different." (^53.3)
Songs on the album
Sources
53.1 - Interview with Phil Marriott
53.2 - CR Fashionbook
53.3 - BT: Jeg følte meg aldri hjemme på skolen.