Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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Published 2015-11-09
November 09, 2015 by BOB BOILEN The first time I saw Aurora sing, it appeared so new to her that each note, and each hand gesture accompanying each note, seemed like a discovery and an adventure for the singer. She was 18 when I first saw her in New York City, and now the Norwegian singer is 19; take a look at this Tiny Desk Concert, and her sense of innocence and discovery still rings as true as ever.

Aurora has just one EP and some singles out so far, and ever since seeing her at CMJ in 2014, I've been eager for her debut album. Early next year, we should finally have it — as well as more chances to see Aurora live, as she plans on touring the U.S. in the spring.

Running With The Wolves is available now. iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/us/album/running-with-the-wolves-…
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Running-With-Wolves-Ep-AURORA/dp/B0…

Set List
"Runaway"
"Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
"Running With The Wolves"

Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Brian Jarboe; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Morgan McCloy; Production Assistant: Lani Milton; Photo by Hadas/NPR

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  • @yzScott
    She would be a great repeat guest. She's grown so much in the past few years.
  • I'm so in love with her magical brain. Her writing feels like great mythology and epic tales of adventure. She looks like this ethereal little forest fairy and then she opens her mouth and almost sounds like one until the lyrics hit you and you realize she is letting you in on something primal and dark and I dont even know. What a cool human being she is.
  • @STaSHZILLA420
    7 years later and this has to easily be a top 10 performance. That's why I keep coming back.
  • @desertedham37
    the way she gets lost her singing is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen
  • I love how after she finishes every song it's as if she's waking up from a trance or something
  • @rashadmims8630
    I’m a 6’4 fully grown black man from a rough part of town and this… this made tears form in my eyes
  • @cobbyg5296
    Cant believe that O. Martin (the guitarist) is not mentioned in the description, he produced all these songs and co-wrote Murder Song as well
  • @budwilk3842
    I love how she summons spirits with her arms when she sings.
  • @102sydney
    She's pure magic. Everytime she sings her songs, you can tell she remembers why she wrote them. Stunning.
  • just a guitar and a voice, thats all her need to make me cry like a kid
  • @danilles.4247
    The fact that she wrote the first song when she was 11.... it's mindblowing. she must have been the most mature child ever
  • So mad it's 8 years old and I'm just now discovering it?.. this is the serotonin I needed for the day.
  • @basausi
    Her body language was so mesmerizing ... like she was in a trance and suddenly woke up at the end of the song!
  • @jimmyramen
    37 year old black man who just discovered her a month ago. In no way my usual cup of tea but her artistry and the emotion out into it has made her one of my favorites.