‘Some Type Of Skin’ is the newest release from the Norwegian singer & song-writer AURORA. The song is the 3rd of several singles already released that are to appear on AURORA’s soon to drop album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’ Alongside ‘Some Type Of Skin’ we will have ‘Your Blood’ and ‘The Conflict Of The Mind’.

Relating to the album, AURORA’s website reads:
”IN APRIL 2022, AURORA READ A LETTER THAT CHANGED HER LIFE. IT WAS CO-WRITTEN BY INDIGENOUS ACTIVISTS, TITLED ‘WE ARE THE EARTH’, AND CALLED FOR A REVOLUTION: A COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL WARMING – TO “HEAL THE LAND”. THEY DESCRIBED BEING CONNECTED TO THE LAND “THROUGH OUR HEARTS”, AND THE EARTH AS “THE HEART THAT PULSATES WITHIN US.” THE LETTER LED AURORA TO CONSIDER A QUESTION: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HEART? AND SO SHE BEGAN STUDYING BOOKS ON HUMAN ANATOMY, WANTING TO UNDERSTAND WHEN AND WHY WESTERN CULTURE LOST TOUCH WITH THE DEEPER PURPOSE OF OUR MOST VITAL ORGAN.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HEART? IS A JOURNEY FROM WEAKNESS TO STRENGTH, FROM SELF-DESTRUCTION TO SELF-HEALING. A POIGNANT AND INTROSPECTIVE MUSICAL JOURNEY THAT EXPLORES THE LOSS OF SPIRITUAL CONNECTION IN MODERN SOCIETY, THE HEALING POWER OF VULNERABILITY, AND THE CALL TO IGNITE CHANGE THROUGH REUNITING THE HEART WITH POLITICS AND PERSONAL GROWTH.”

AURORA truly does embrace the vulnerability with ’Some Type Of Skin’ bringing such a bittersweet feeling to the beautifully broken lyrics which describe needing to build a skin in a world where we all just deserve peace. This reflects in the lyrics “we’re good people, and we deserve peace”. The song feels quite open to interpretation, to be read in several ways but with recent events AURORA is someone who has been very vocal in calling for ceasefire in Gaza, it feels quite relevant. “My God it’s a lot. I’ve got to build some type of skin” describes quite well how being human can be quite overwhelming and the need to build up a (thick) skin means to process and protect ones self from such things causing an affect.

’What Happened To The Heart?’ which is said to be released on 7th June 2024. AURORA is a great mix of indie, electro-pop, synth-pop & more. Her music is fascinating, her voice is stunning and ethereal. There’s just so much to look forward to from her and her art.

AURORA has announced her aptly named tour ‘What Happened To The Earth? Part 1’. This leg of the tour will be UK and European dates with tickets going on sale on the 5th of April.

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