Auri (album)
2018 studio album by Auri
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Auri is the debut studio album by the Finnish progressive folk band of the same name. It was released on March 23, 2018 via Nuclear Blast Records.[1][5]
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| Released | 23 March 2018 | |||
| Studio | Real World[1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive folk | |||
| Length | 56:17[2] | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast Records | |||
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| Singles from Auri | ||||
Reception
The Sonic Seducer magazine called the album "a blend of ethereous ethno pop, celtic folk, symphonic orchestration, melodic acoustics and a deeply impressive atmospheric frame", and noted how singer Johanna Kurkela's voice complemented the overall album.[6]
Auri reached number 1 in the Finnish albums chart and entered the top 30 in the charts of Switzerland and Germany.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Space Between" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "I Hope Your World Is Kind" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Skeleton Tree" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Desert Flower" | 6:03 |
| 5. | "Night 13" | 4:24 |
| 6. | "See" | 5:12 |
| 7. | "The Name of the Wind" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Aphrodite Rising" | 5:33 |
| 9. | "Savant" | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Underthing Solstice" | 7:06 |
| 11. | "Them Thar Chanterelles" (including "Liquor in the Well"[7]) | 5:21 |
| Total length: | 56:17[2] | |
Personnel
All information from the album booklet.[8]
Auri
- Johanna Kurkela – lead vocals, strings
- Troy Donockley – uilleann pipes, flutes, guitars, bodhrán, keyboards, male vocals (on track 4, 8 & 9)
- Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Frank Van Essen[9] – drums, percussion, strings, violin
- Phil Barker – bass
- Jyrki Tulilahti – vocals
- Jonas Pap – cello
- Michael Gill – fiddle
- Lord Paddington – mandolin
- Joomba – equestrian atmospheres
Production
- Tero Kinnunen – engineering
- Tim Oliver – mixing[1]
- Denis Blackman – mastering
- Johanna Kurkela – engineering
- Troy Donockley – engineering
- Tuomas Holopainen – engineering
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 72 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 133 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 154 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 1 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 29 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 22 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[16] | 69 |
