Back catalogue: Pop

Review: Fresh from its seventh birthday celebrations, Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora's debut studio album is the perfect introduction to one of the most unique and recognisable voices of this generation of indie darlings. Casual listeners will unquestionably have their ears perk up during album opener 'Runaway', which went viral on TikTok in 2021 and continues to be the score for montages of sweeping vistas and vast ocean views from people's summer holiday highlight reels (gone are the days of holiday snap slideshows). Don't mistake this project for being a vehicle for one song however, 'Running with the Wolves' - from the EP of the same name - is similarly catchy, reminiscent of that indie-pop explosion of the late-to-mid-2010s that enabled Coldplay, Florence and the Machine and Lorde to catapult to stardom. This is the first time Aurora's debut has been pressed on coloured vinyl, a peachy off-white that reflects the bindings holding her in place on the front cover.