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On a crisp fall evening, we’ve just seen a bright and shimmering star—
Not looking up to the sky or at the super moon, but at a sold out Cedar Cultural Center, as Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora charmed the crowd and showed why she’s destined for bigger things.
UK folktronic singer-songwriter Dan Croll (who is one to watch as well) opened the evening with a criminally short but enjoyable thirty-five minute set of songs from his 2014 full length Sweet Disarray (Deram Records/Universal) as well as some new music set to appear on his next album.
“You’re all SO close… I find it terrifying!” Croll said after a tender ‘Compliment Your Soul’, apologizing if anyone was in the “splash zone” and accidently spit on, while singing. Minneapolis was actually the second US city Croll ever played in, after his first gig in Chicago.
“You can find my songs on the internet… if you have it”, the bespectacled Croll dryly remarked before going into the new ‘Swim’, primarily electronic in structure, but eminently hummable. Croll then switched to guitar to ‘From Nowhere’, his debut single that caught the world’s attention.
Before the closing ‘Home’, he apologized for any overplaying it may have received as a soundtrack for a Home Goods TV commercial. Look for Croll to return to these parts once the new album is released.
The lighting on the woodsy backdrop turned brown to green as Aurora began her 78 min. set with the slowed tempo of ‘Lucky’, from her debut full-length, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (Decca Records/Glassnote).
We were gutted to miss her appearance at the 7th St Entry earlier in the year (which sold out quickly as well) but were glad to have this chance to watch her play to a room she’d also obviously outgrown.
The twenty-year is very focused but playful on stage, with closed eyes and her arms moving spastically like Fiona Apple and crack band led by writing partner Odd Martin Skålnes, carefully building song after song into a sweeping brushstroke of icy dream pop.
Though relatively new to the scene, her fans have grown exponentially and become feverishly loyal- handing her original artwork and handmade jewelry as gifts during the set and holding signs up in support, something very usual for a new artist and in this venue.
Between songs, Aurora talked about the horrors of jogging, the amount of Norwegians in the area, and touring with a perpetual cold. ‘Murder Song’, done acoustically with Skålnes showed Aurora’s considerable vocal range, as the crowd remained hushed for the quiet song. ‘Runaway’ left her breathless, the song with its “take me home where I belong” chorus patiently building into its crescendo.
‘I Went Too Far’ is one of her happier songs and the diminutive blonde singer responded by jumping about the stage, like a happy twenty-old only would. The heavily percussive ‘Conqueror’ ended the main set, but the crowd was loudly adamant about an encore and was soon rewarded.
‘Warrior’ was full of big beats and sounded very Scandinavian, then the rest of the band left the stage except for her keyboardist for a quiet final song. “I didn’t write it”, Aurora remarked at the beginning, “but I love the man who did” launching into a tender cover of Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars’.
At her young age and claim that she’s already written over a thousand songs, Aurora is just getting started and those that have been lucky to see her in smaller venues are fortunate, as this bright star is most likely headed to bigger stages and venues.
Remaining Tour Dates:
Not looking up to the sky or at the super moon, but at a sold out Cedar Cultural Center, as Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora charmed the crowd and showed why she’s destined for bigger things.
UK folktronic singer-songwriter Dan Croll (who is one to watch as well) opened the evening with a criminally short but enjoyable thirty-five minute set of songs from his 2014 full length Sweet Disarray (Deram Records/Universal) as well as some new music set to appear on his next album.
“You’re all SO close… I find it terrifying!” Croll said after a tender ‘Compliment Your Soul’, apologizing if anyone was in the “splash zone” and accidently spit on, while singing. Minneapolis was actually the second US city Croll ever played in, after his first gig in Chicago.
“You can find my songs on the internet… if you have it”, the bespectacled Croll dryly remarked before going into the new ‘Swim’, primarily electronic in structure, but eminently hummable. Croll then switched to guitar to ‘From Nowhere’, his debut single that caught the world’s attention.
Before the closing ‘Home’, he apologized for any overplaying it may have received as a soundtrack for a Home Goods TV commercial. Look for Croll to return to these parts once the new album is released.
The lighting on the woodsy backdrop turned brown to green as Aurora began her 78 min. set with the slowed tempo of ‘Lucky’, from her debut full-length, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (Decca Records/Glassnote).
We were gutted to miss her appearance at the 7th St Entry earlier in the year (which sold out quickly as well) but were glad to have this chance to watch her play to a room she’d also obviously outgrown.
The twenty-year is very focused but playful on stage, with closed eyes and her arms moving spastically like Fiona Apple and crack band led by writing partner Odd Martin Skålnes, carefully building song after song into a sweeping brushstroke of icy dream pop.
Though relatively new to the scene, her fans have grown exponentially and become feverishly loyal- handing her original artwork and handmade jewelry as gifts during the set and holding signs up in support, something very usual for a new artist and in this venue.
Between songs, Aurora talked about the horrors of jogging, the amount of Norwegians in the area, and touring with a perpetual cold. ‘Murder Song’, done acoustically with Skålnes showed Aurora’s considerable vocal range, as the crowd remained hushed for the quiet song. ‘Runaway’ left her breathless, the song with its “take me home where I belong” chorus patiently building into its crescendo.
‘I Went Too Far’ is one of her happier songs and the diminutive blonde singer responded by jumping about the stage, like a happy twenty-old only would. The heavily percussive ‘Conqueror’ ended the main set, but the crowd was loudly adamant about an encore and was soon rewarded.
‘Warrior’ was full of big beats and sounded very Scandinavian, then the rest of the band left the stage except for her keyboardist for a quiet final song. “I didn’t write it”, Aurora remarked at the beginning, “but I love the man who did” launching into a tender cover of Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars’.
At her young age and claim that she’s already written over a thousand songs, Aurora is just getting started and those that have been lucky to see her in smaller venues are fortunate, as this bright star is most likely headed to bigger stages and venues.
Remaining Tour Dates:
11/25/16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
11/27/16 Los Angeles, CA "30 Days In LA"
11/28/16 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
12/01/16 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
12/02/16 Seattle, WA The Showbox
12/03/16 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre
12/12/16 Halden, Norway Brygga Kultursal
12/13/16 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
12/14/16 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
12/16/16 Tromso, Norway Clarion Hotel
12/17/16 Stavanger, Norway Stavanger Konserthus
12/18/16 Drammen, Norway Union Scene
01/21/17 Singapore, Singapore Gardens By The Bay
01/25/17 Sydney, Australia The Metro Theatre
01/26/17 Brisbane, "St. Jerome's Laneway Festival"
01/28/17 Footscray, Footscray Community Arts Centre
01/30/17 Auckland, New Zealand Albert Park
01/31/17 South Bank Melbourne Recital Centre
02/03/17 Adelaide, "St. Jerome's Laneway Festival"
02/04/17 Lilyfield, Australia Sydney College
02/05/17 Fremantle, Australia Esplanade
11/27/16 Los Angeles, CA "30 Days In LA"
11/28/16 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
12/01/16 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
12/02/16 Seattle, WA The Showbox
12/03/16 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre
12/12/16 Halden, Norway Brygga Kultursal
12/13/16 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
12/14/16 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
12/16/16 Tromso, Norway Clarion Hotel
12/17/16 Stavanger, Norway Stavanger Konserthus
12/18/16 Drammen, Norway Union Scene
01/21/17 Singapore, Singapore Gardens By The Bay
01/25/17 Sydney, Australia The Metro Theatre
01/26/17 Brisbane, "St. Jerome's Laneway Festival"
01/28/17 Footscray, Footscray Community Arts Centre
01/30/17 Auckland, New Zealand Albert Park
01/31/17 South Bank Melbourne Recital Centre
02/03/17 Adelaide, "St. Jerome's Laneway Festival"
02/04/17 Lilyfield, Australia Sydney College
02/05/17 Fremantle, Australia Esplanade
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