The River
Animal
Dance On The Moon
Daydreamer
Hunger
Soulless Creatures
In Bottles
A Different Kind Of Human
Apple Tree
The Seed
Mothership
Frogtoon Music Album Info: A Different Kind Of Human – Step 2
Published: 02 Feb 2022, 21:30
A Different Kind Of Human - Step 2 Is The Second Chapter Of The Second Studio Album By Norwegian Singer Songwriter And Musical Producer AURORA. It Was Released On June 7 2019 By Decca And Glassnote Records. It Is The Successor To The First Chapter And The Previous Chapter Of The Album Infections Of A Different Kind - Step 1 Which Was Released In September 2018. "My First Album Was A Lot About Looking Inwards And Working With Your Own Demons Becoming A Warrior For Yourself. All In All It’s About Becoming A Warrior For The People That Can’t Be A Warrior For Themselves Yet So That’s Why It’s Important That This Album Felt Like It Was Sent To A Different Kind Of Human. It Has This Mix Of The Ancient And Futuristic Because We Are In A Very Interesting Time Now As Humans We Are Trying To Learn How To Live With The World The Technology With Us And Trying To Balance It All In Harmony." — AURORA Describing The Concepts For "A Different Kind Of Human" And The Inspirations It Took From Her Debut Album. On Her Second Album Norwegian Singer-Songwriter And Electronic Producer AURORA Celebrates Individual Imperfection And The Quest To Evolve. “We Have Come Here For You ” She Chants On The Title Track Imagining Aliens On A Mothership Retrieving Someone Too “pure” For This World So They Can Live In Contentment. It’s At Once Wide-Eyed Science Fiction And A Grand Metaphor Worthy Of Kate Bush And AURORA Is Particularly Good At Putting Intriguing Interpretations Into Conversation With Each Other. Raised In The Forested Countryside On Norway’s West Coast The Musician And Vocalist Creates Synthesizer Parts That Burble Build And Ultimately Stand Unbowed—opening Track The River Reaches A Panoramic Sweep As The Layered Vocal Parts Intertwine. There Are Hints Of Robyn’s Coolly Contained Judgments And Björk’s Nature-Infused Grooves But AURORA’s Follow-Up To 2018’s Infections Of A Different Kind - Step 1 Has A Distinct Mix Of Mood And Momentum That Reaches A Peak On The Environmental Elegy The Seed. The Album Is Often Uplifting Stemming From A Purposeful Outlook That Makes These Songs Feel Like They’re The Soundtrack To Life’s Turning Points. On The Same Day Of The Release Of Infections Of A Different Kind - Step 1 AURORA Confirmed In An Interview With NME that Step 2 Would Be Released Either In 2019 Or 2020. Months After AURORA Posted A Photo Which Seems To Be An Alien Invasion With A Text That Said "Something Is Coming In 2019" In Morse Code Hinting That Step 2 Would Be Set To Release In 2019. On December 24 2018 AURORA announced In An Interview For Bergen Tindende That Step 2 was Coming Faster Than Expected Most Likely Because She And Magnus Skylstad had Been In The Studio For A Very Long Time. The First Single For The Album Confirmed To Be Animal Which Was Released On January 24 2019. On February 18 2019 AURORA announced That The Title Would Not Be Under The Assumed Title Of Infections Of A Different Kind - Step 2 But That It Would Have A Different Name. "It's Kind Of What I Would Hope For The Music To Do To Us." On March 12 2019 In An Interview On B-Sides On-Air AURORA confirmed Step 2 had Already Been Recorded Since November 2018. Then In The End Of March The Seed Was Confirmed To Be The Second Single From The Project. The Album Title And Track List Were Revealed On April 4 2019. On May 10 2019 The River Was Released As The Album's Third Single And The Song A Different Kind Of Human Was Released As The Album's First Promotional Single On May 31 2019. On Metacritic Which Assigns A Weighted Average Score Out Of 100 To Reviews And Ratings From Mainstream Publications A Different Kind Of Human - Step 2 received An Average Score Of 77 Based On 7 Reviews Indicating "generally Favorable Reviews." "A Different Kind Of Human - Step II" Debuted At Number #4 On The Norwegian Album Chart And At #32 On UK Charts OCC . The Album Also Debuted On The Album Charts In Australia Austria Belgium Czechia Germany Scotland And Switzerland. In September 2020 A Japanese Version Of The Album Was Released Featuring Infections Of A Different Kind – Step 1 An Acoustic Version Of The River And The Single Exist For Love As Bonus Tracks.