Album: Infections Of A Different Kind (step 1)
"...you can become a warrior for others..."
28th of September 2018
Not actually an album but an EP, intended for streaming, but became available on CD, cassette and LP the 1st of November 2019 (41.1)
"With my first album, I wanted people to look into themselves, to know they deserve to spend time on themselves, to ask why they’re feeling sad and accept that they can’t push those emotions away. So I wanted my first album to be about being your own warrior. When you’ve fixed your demons, all of the things that make you cry or feel less worth, then you have a bigger capacity—you can become a warrior for others...
... After seeing the plastic in the ocean, we have become more conscious and people are voluntarily cleaning beaches. We have to do things ourselves, and we can’t do anything alone, but together we can do a lot of good for the world. That’s what my next album is about: after you’ve fought for yourself, become a warrior for those who have not yet become their own warriors...
... So the album has a lot of different themes—some worldwide, some individual—but track eight sums it all up. You can go and look for track eight when I release my album. It’s the essence of the whole thing... " (^41.2)
We see that in this one, Aurora has been taken more charge over the music's production:
“I’ve learned that everything is out there in my name and I am in the front of the ship. So I’m definitely going to stand on my ground a bit more and to be even more bossy and take a bit more control of the ship – ’cause I am a very stubborn lady and I know what I want. I’m just going to trust my own ideas – even though they might seem a bit weird and unusual at the time.” (^41.3)
Songs on the album
Sources:
41 - YouTube - About the album
41.1 - Aurora Aksnes Wikipedia
41.2 - Interview with L'Officiel
41.3 - Interview with Musicfeeds