Latest Aurora Aksnes Album and Discography
Aurora Aksnes, known mononymously as Aurora, released her third studio album, The Gods We Can Touch, in January 2022 via Decca Records and Glassnote Records. The record was recorded across multiple studios in Norway and the United Kingdom, with production credits including Aurora herself, Askjell Solstrand, and Magnus Skylstad. The album contains 11 tracks and runs approximately 43 minutes. It follows her 2016 debut All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend and her 2019 EP Infections of a Different Kind. The project was distributed globally by Universal Music Group subsidiaries. The Gods We Can Touch tracklist and credits are listed on Deezer.
The Gods We Can Touch entered the Norwegian VG-lista albums chart and appeared on several European iTunes charts upon release. The album features the singles "Exist for Love," "Cure for Me," "Giving in to the Love," and "The Forbidden Fruits of Eden." Music videos for the singles were directed by multiple directors, including Kenny McCracken and Aurora herself. The record is categorized as art pop, baroque pop, and electropop, with orchestral arrangements and synth layers. Aurora has described the album as a celebration of love and human connection. AllMusic provides a review and genre classification for The Gods We Can Touch.
Chart Performance and Commercial Data
The Gods We Can Touch charted on the UK Albums Chart, the Dutch Album Top 100, and the Belgian Ultratop Flanders chart. In the United States, the album appeared on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales and Heatseekers Albums charts. Streaming data from Spotify shows the album's lead single "Cure for Me" has accumulated tens of millions of streams on the platform. The album's total streams across major services have grown steadily since release, driven by playlist placements and viral short-form video usage. Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart methodology and historical data are available on Billboard.
Sales and streaming figures for Aurora's catalog are reported by her labels through aggregators such as Universal Music Group and Glassnote. The Norwegian artist has received multiple Spellemannprisen nominations, Norway's primary music award. Her debut album was certified gold in Norway by IFPI Norway. Publicly available data from Spotify for Artists and Apple Music charts indicates continued growth in her monthly listeners and album equivalent units. IFPI Norway publishes certification thresholds and music sales data for the Norwegian market.
Production, Label, and Distribution Details
Recording Locations and Personnel
Recording sessions for The Gods We Can Touch took place at studios in Bergen and Oslo, Norway, as well as in the United Kingdom. Aurora co-wrote the majority of tracks with Askjell Solstrand, Magnus Skylstad, and Oscar Holter. The album's instrumentation includes piano, strings, synthesizers, and layered vocal harmonies. Mixing was handled by several engineers, with mastering completed at studios in London and Oslo. The project's creative direction emphasizes cinematic arrangements and emotionally direct lyrics.
Labels and Global Distribution
The album was released under Decca Records, a division of Universal Music Group, and Glassnote Records. Distribution was handled