Aurora
Studio album by
Ben Frost
Released26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)
Genre
Length40:25
LabelBedroom Community
Producer
  • Ben Frost
  • Daniel Rejmer
  • Paul Corley
  • Valgeir Sigurðsson
  • Lawrence English
  • Tim Hecker
Ben Frost chronology
By The Throat
(2009) 		Aurora
(2014)

Aurora is the fourth studio album by Australian producer Ben Frost. It was released on 26 May 2014 by Bedroom Community. 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
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[2]
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Fact4/5[7]
Pitchfork8.5/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Q[10]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[1]
Rolling Stone[11]
Uncut7/10[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 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 tracks are written by Ben Frost

Of Heat
No.TitleLength
1."Flex"2:50
2."Nolan"6:58
3."The Teeth Behind Kisses"3:13
Of Light
No.TitleLength
4."Secant"4:55
5."Diphenyl Oxalate"1:31
6."Venter"6:45
Of the Sun
No.TitleLength
7."No Sorrowing"4:27
8."Sola Fide"6:27
9."A Single Point of Blinding Light"3:18
Total length:40:21
Japanese CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Rare Decay"6:35
Total length:46:56

Charts

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

References

  1. ^ a b Ryce, Andrew (28 May 2014). "Ben Frost – Aurora". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Aurora by Ben Frost reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Aurora by Ben Frost". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Aurora – Ben Frost". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. ^ Diver, Mike (13 May 2014). "Ben Frost – Aurora". Clash. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  6. ^ Ranta, Alan (23 May 2014). "Ben Frost: Aurora". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  7. ^ Kalev, Maya (29 May 2014). "Aurora". Fact. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  8. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (30 May 2014). "Ben Frost: Aurora". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  9. ^ Olson, Benjamin Hedge (27 May 2014). "Ben Frost: Aurora". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Ben Frost: Aurora". Q (335): 111. June 2014.
  11. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (30 May 2014). "Aurora". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Ben Frost: Aurora". Uncut (205): 78. June 2014.
  13. ^ "Allmusic Best of 2014". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  14. ^ Diver, Mike (11 December 2014). "Clash's Fuss-Free Top 40 Albums Of 2014". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  15. ^ Adams, Sean (16 December 2014). "Drowned in Sound's Favorite 50 Albums of 2014". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Exclaim!'s Best of 2014: Top 10 Dance & Electronic". Exclaim!. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  17. ^ Hubbard, Michael (6 December 2014). "musicOMH's Top 100 Albums Of 20144". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  18. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Pitchfork. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  19. ^ "The Best Albums of 2014". PopMatters. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  20. ^ Unterberger, Andrew. "Ben Frost, Aurora (Mute/Bedroom Community) – The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  21. ^ Spencer, Trey (16 December 2014). "Staff's Top 50 Albums of 2014: 30 – 11". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  22. ^ Aurora&cat=a "Ultratop.be – Ben Frost – Aurora" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  23. ^ Aurora&cat=a "Ultratop.be – Ben Frost – Aurora" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2014.


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