All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend
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| Studio album by AURORA | ||||
| Released | 11 March 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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| Metacritic | 80/100 |
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| Entertainment Weekly | A- |
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All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend is the debut studio album by Norwegian singer Aurora. It was released on March 11, 2016 by Decca Records. It was preceded as the follow up project to the Running with the Wolves extended play, which was released in May 2015. The album includes singles "Runaway", "Running With The Wolves", "Half the World Away" and "Conqueror".
The background for the album started at the beginning of 2015. AURORA herself was just beginning to break through as a professional singer and musician with her debut single "Under Stars", which was released in 12 December 2014.
After the single was released, she announced that she began to work on more music, which would eventually become her debut extended play. Then on 26 February 2015, she revealed her second single and lead single from her debut extended play, entitled "Runaway", which began to build upon her existing fan base. From the lead single, the extended play was released, under the title Running with the Wolves, on 3 May 2015.
To accelerate the post release of the EP, the second single, entitled "Running With The Wolves", was released 10 June 2015, and was classed as being the breakthrough single of AURORA's singing career. As well as the song bringing her to the centre of the media, it was also her first entry into the charts peaking at number 72 in Germany.
In the summer, she was constantly reported on working on new music and, on 25 August 2015, her third single, entitled "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)", was released. The song itself was released as an acoustic version and released the studio version of the song the following month. It was the first single outside of AURORA's previous work and sparked much controversy over her planning and producing her debut album, which she later confirmed not long after the song was released.
During the late days of October 2015, she confirmed that she was chosen to perform the lead soundtrack for the 2015 John Lewis commercial which was to air in the UK over the Christmas months. The advert premiered on 2 November 2015, revealing a cover version of song "Half the World Away" originally released and conducted by English rock band Oasis back in 1994. The version of the song was another breakthrough success for the singer as it earned her a place in the British and Irish charts, peaking at number 11 and 22, respectively.
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