Auri (album)

Auri
cover art for the album Auri by Auri
Studio album by
Auri
Released23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)
StudioReal World[1]
GenreProgressive folk
Length56:17[2]
LabelNuclear Blast Records
Auri chronology
Auri
(2018) 		II – Those We Don't Speak Of
(2021)
Singles from Auri
  1. "Night 13"
    Released: 1 February 2018[3]
  2. "The Space Between"
    Released: 23 February 2018[4]

Auri is the debut album by the Finnish/English progressive folk band of the same name. It was released on March 23, 2018 via Nuclear Blast Records.[1][5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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" (ft. Liquor in the Well)5:21
Total length:56:17[2]

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.[6]

Auri

Additional musicians

  • Jyrki Tulilahti – vocals
  • Frank Van Essen[7] – strings, violin, drums, percussion
  • Phil Barker – bass
  • Jonas Pap – cello
  • Michael Gill – fiddle
  • Lord Paddington – mandolin
  • Joomba – equestrian atmospheres

Production

  • Tero Kinnunen – engineering
  • Tim Oliver – mixing[1]
  • Denis Blackman – mastering

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.[8]

Auri reached number 1 in the Finnish albums chart and entered the top 30 in the charts of Switzerland and Germany.

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 133
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 154
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 22
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] 69

References

  1. ^ a b c "TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Says It Took The Realization Of Upcoming AURI Album To Get "Excited" About Writing New NIGHTWISH Material; Video". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Auri". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ "AURI Feat. NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN, TROY DONOCKLEY: 'Night 13' Video". Blabbermouth.net. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ "AURI Feat. NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN, TROY DONOCKLEY: 'The Space Between' Lyric Video". Blabbermouth.net. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ Ewing, Jerry (22 March 2018). "Auri Release New Trailer Ahead Of Debut Album". Louder Sound. Future plc. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. ^ (2018). "Auri liner notes". In Auri [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.
  7. ^ "Tuomas Holopainen, Troy Donockley and Johanna Kurkela (AURI) | Interview". Metal Chest of Wonders. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ Froghy, Jasmin (2018). "Auri: Auri". Sonic Seducer (in German). Vol. 25, no. 4. Die Melange aus ätherischem Ethno-Pop, keltischem Folk, symphonischer Orchestrierung, melodischer Akustik und jenem zutiefst stimmungsvollen, atmosphärischen Soundrahmen...
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Auri – Auri" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Auri – Auri" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Auri – Auri" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Auri: Auri" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Auri – Auri" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Auri – Auri". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2019.



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