Aurora (Ben Frost album)

A U R O R A
Studio album by Ben Frost
Released May 26, 2014 (2014-05-26)
Genre Experimental, electronica, industrial, noise
Length 40:25
Label Bedroom Community
Producer Ben Frost
Ben Frost chronology
By The Throat
(2009)		 Aurora
(2014)

Aurora (styled A U R O R A) is a 2014 album by producer Ben Frost. The album received acclaim from music critics and was listed by many publications as one of the best albums of the year. Several of its tracks were remixed and released in the 2014 V A R I A N T EP.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk8.5/10[2]
Allmusic[3]
Clash8/10[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Fact[7]
musicOMH[8]
NowNNNN[9]
Pitchfork Media8.5/10[10]
Popmatters8/10[11]
Rolling Stone[12]

Accolades

Publication/Author Country Accolade Year Rank
Allmusic United States Best of 2014[13] 2014 *
Clash United Kingdom 40 Albums Of 2014[14] 11
Drowned in Sound Favorite 50 Albums of 2014[15] 35
Exclaim! Canada Top 10 Dance & Electronic[16] 6
musicOMH United Kingdom Top 100 Albums Of 2014[17] 21
Pitchfork Media United States The 50 Best Albums of 2014[18] 50
Popmatters International The Best Albums of 2014[19] 17
Spin United States The 50 Best Albums of 2014[20] 48
Sputnikmusic International Staff’s Top 50 Albums of 2014[21] 14
* denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ben Frost. 

Of Heat
No. Title Length
1. "Flex,"   2:50
2. "Nolan"   6:58
3. "The Teeth Behind Kisses"   3:13
Of Light
No. Title Length
4. "Secant"   4:55
5. "Diphenyl Oxalate"   1:31
6. "Venter"   6:45
Of the Sun
No. Title Length
7. "No Sorrowing"   4:27
8. "Sola Fide"   6:27
9. "A Single Point of Blinding Light"   3:18
Total length:
 40:21

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 116
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 151

References

  1. ↑ "A U R O R A – Ben Frost". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Dennehy, Ryan (May 27, 2014). "Ben Frost – A U R O R A". AbsolutePunk. Buzz Media. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "A U R O R A – Ben Frost". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Diver, Mike (May 13, 2014). "Ben Frost – A U R O R A". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Bloomfield, Philip (June 3, 2014). "Album Review: Ben Frost – A U R O R A". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ Ranta, Alan (May 23, 2014). "Ben Frost A U R O R A". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ Kalev, Maya (May 29, 2014). "Ben Frost A U R O R A". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ Shepherd, Sam (May 20, 2014). "Ben Frost – A U R O R A". musicOMH. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ Boles, Benjamin (October 23, 2014). "Ben Frost". Now. Now Communications. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (May 30, 2014). "Ben Frost: A U R O R A". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  11. ↑ Hedge Olson, Benjamin (May 27, 2014). "Ben Frost: A U R O R A". Popmatters. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ R. Weingarten, Christopher (May 30, 2014). "Ben Frost Aurora Album Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Allmusic Best of 2014". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  14. ↑ Diver, Mike (December 11, 2014). "Clash's Fuss-Free Top 40 Albums Of 2014". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  15. ↑ Adams, Sean (December 16, 2014). "Drowned in Sound's Favorite 50 Albums of 2014". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Exclaim!'s Best of 2014: Top 10 Dance & Electronic". Exclaim!. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  17. ↑ Hubbard, Michael (December 6, 2014). "musicOMH’s Top 100 Albums Of 20144". musicOMH. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  18. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Pitchfork Media. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  19. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2014". Popmatters. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  20. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew. "Ben Frost, A U R O R A (Mute/Bedroom Community) – The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  21. ↑ Spencer, Trey (December 16, 2014). "Staff’s Top 50 Albums of 2014: 30 – 11". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ben Frost – A U R O R A" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ben Frost – A U R O R A" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 18, 2014.


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