The Gods We Can Touch by Aurora

The Gods We Can Touch, Aurora's fourth studio album, came out on 21 January 2022 through Decca and Glassnote, and the Norwegian singer-songwriter built it as a deliberate break from the concept and sound of her earlier work. Longtime collaborators Magnus Skylstad and Askjell Solstrand are back at the controls, joined by Jamie Hartman, Martin Sjølie and Matias Tellez, and the result leans hard into electropop, with folk-pop, art pop and synth sheen swirling around intimate orchestral touches.

Greek mythology is the well she draws from most, and the songs wrestle with desire, heartbreak, abuse, morality and self-empowerment. Six singles led the way, "Cure for Me", "Giving In to the Love" and "Heathens" among them, while "Everything Matters" pairs her with French singer Pomme. It went to number one in Norway, her second album to do it, gave her a first UK top ten, and drew three Spellemannprisen nominations, Producer of the Year included.

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