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The Gods We Can Touch

The Gods We Can Touch is the third studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer Aurora. It was released on 21 January 2022 by Decca and Glassnote Records. As in her other releases, Aurora worked with Magnus Skylstad and Askjell Solstrand, along with new collaborations with Jamie Hartman, Martin Sjølie and Matias Tellez on its production.

The Gods We Can Touch
Standard cover
Studio album by
Released21 January 2022
RecordedNovember 2019 – July 2021
Studio
Genre
Length49:55
Label
Producer
Aurora chronology
A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
(2019)
The Gods We Can Touch
(2022)
Singles from The Gods We Can Touch
  1. "Exist for Love"
    Released: 14 May 2020
  2. "Cure for Me"
    Released: 7 July 2021
  3. "Giving in to the Love"
    Released: 14 October 2021
  4. "Heathens"
    Released: 2 December 2021
  5. "A Dangerous Thing"
    Released: 7 January 2022
  6. "A Temporary High"
    Released: 21 January 2022
  7. "The Woman I Am"
    Released: 4 April 2022
  8. "Storm (English Version)"
    Released: 17 June 2022
  9. "The Devil is Human"
    Released: 8 July 2022
  10. "A Potion for Love"
    Released: 29 July 2022

Conceived as a departure from the concept and sound of her previous works, The Gods We Can Touch has been characterised to be an electropop record, along with folk-pop, ethereal, art pop, electro-folk, and synth-pop. Its sound incorporates an eclectic and multifaceted style with electronic textures, Western elements, and intimate orchestrations. Inspired predominantly by Greek mythology, the lyrics explore themes of self-empowerment, abuse, heartbreak, morality and desire, with a maximal and introspective style. The Gods We Can Touch received critical acclaim upon release, with music critics praising its "ethereal" vocal performance and experimental musical direction.

The Gods We Can Touch was supported by ten singles, five of which were supplemented by music videos. "Exist for Love" was promoted by an online music festival organized by Aurora. "Cure for Me", "Giving in to the Love", and "Heathens" were released between October and December 2021. "A Dangerous Thing" and "Everything Matters", featuring French singer Pomme, were released as a double single. "A Temporary High" followed alongside the album's release. The record debuted atop the Norwegian albums chart as Aurora's second number-one album in Norway, while also reaching the top ten in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. To further promote the album, Aurora performed several songs at the concert film A Touch of the Divine and embarked on her fourth headlining concert tour.

Background and recording

 
Aurora rented Barony Rosendal (pictured) in November 2020, where she recorded the majority of The Gods We Can Touch.

Aurora began writing songs for the album in January 2019, right after she chose the title for her new record.[1] According to her, two days after the release of her second studio album A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019), she already had planned what she wanted for her next project.[2] During the writing process she read about the history of religion, which was a source of inspiration for the themes of the album.[3]

Aurora stated in an interview with Billboard Japan that production for two upcoming albums began in November 2019, one of them being the yet-untitled The Gods We Can Touch.[2] In an interview with Riff Magazine, she revealed that the closer album had a bigger perspective in comparison to her previous efforts, concluding that "it's an album for every individual within the big army of love."[4] She further detailed the album in an interview with Motley, adding that it "will be dressed in an armour of hardness. But I'm also really exploring the soft, delicate part of me."[5]

The first recorded song for the album was "Exist for Love", which was recorded in January 2020 at the Office in Norway, a month before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in Norway.[6] The track was made in collaboration with Isobel Waller-Bridge, who contributed with string arrangements.[7] In November 2020, Aurora rented Barony Rosendal to record The Gods We Can Touch.[8] Other recording locations included The Jungle and Blanca Studio, all located in Norway.[9] In April 2021, Aurora's single "Runaway" began growing in popularity on TikTok. In an interview with NME regarding the song's newfound success, Aurora described the themes of the upcoming album: "I'm asking questions to everything that made us the way we are now; in our past, in politics, religion, and in weird ways of thought we have created that make no sense – like racism, not being a feminist or burning women for being witches. All of these strange things that we have convinced ourselves are the right thing to do, which is just so odd."[10] She later stated in July 2021 that album was finished, and her intentions to release the album before the end of 2021.[11]

Music and lyrics

Overview

The Gods We Can Touch has been characterised to be an electropop record,[12][13][14][15][16] along with folk-pop,[14][17] ethereal,[17][16] art pop,[18][19] electro-folk,[16] and synth-pop.[16] The sound of the album incorporates an eclectic and multifaceted style,[14][20][16] set with vast soundscapes, electronic textures, Western elements, intimate orchestrations, multiple layers, and textures.[21][14] Musical influences of the record draws from a wide range of genres, such as jazz,[22] chamber pop, global music,[23] Latin music, and arena rock.[24] Aurora classified the album as its own genre due to its "chaotic" and "genre blending" sound.[25]

Marcy Donelson of AllMusic stated that "The Gods We Can Touch mixes natural, live-sounding vocals and acoustic instrumental performances with ethereal processed harmonies, drum machines, synthesizers, and various programming." The tracks "Exist for Love" and Artemis" were the only songs recorded on first takes, which "commit[ted] to a more spontaneous sound."[26] Aurora's sopranolike vocal performance throughout the album was described by many critics as "ethereal",[14][16][20][17] with interludes to songs that showcase her voice and vocal tone shifts.[21][12] Georgia Griffiths from The Music wrote that Aurora is "channelling Lana Del Rey, [and] the next it's Santigold" in her vocal performances on the record.[21]

A concept album like Aurora's previous releases, The Gods We Can Touch deviates from the concepts found on her tribal-inspired EP Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) (2018) and album A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019), in which she explored themes of empowerment, politics and ecological crisis.[14][27] Described by her as "chapter three of my life",[28] she revealed to be going to a more experimental direction with the album, and stated that it would not discuss themes like "doom, gloom, COVID and horror", instead of focusing on "more playful and fun" songs, whilst also referencing "a lot of things that bother [her] with society and our history".[11] The lyrical themes are heavily inspired predominantly by Greek mythology,[24][14][21] though Aurora acknowledged that some of them have references to Abrahamic and ancient Roman religions.[29][30] Furthermore, the styles of lyrical writing have been described as dark and disturbing, with a maximal and introspective style.[17][31][14] The lyrics throughout the songs of the record also talk about self-empowerment, abuse, heartbreak, morality and desire.[12][15]

Songs

 
"Everything Matters", the second track on The Gods We Can Touch, features vocals from French singer Pomme, marking Aurora's first collaboration in one of her albums.

The Gods We Can Touch opens with "The Forbidden Fruits of Eden", an interlude that takes its title from the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden that appeared in the biblical book of Genesis.[24] Composed of delicate harmonies, it "set[s] an explicitly religious tone" for the rest of the album.[15] The electronica and chamber pop ballad "Everything Matters" features French singer-songwriter Pomme with a spoken word outro in French language.[32][22][14] Inspired by the myth of Prometheus and the creation of humanity from clay, "Giving in to the Love", questions obsession with body image, while .[33] It incorporates electropop and power pop genres and contains tom tom strikes, a drum machine and echoey synths.[34][35] The baroque pop track "You Keep Me Crawling" deals with abuse of power in relationships where Aurora conveys "intensity and power in her vocals, while also showing vulnerability and softer moments."[8][36][37]

Aurora called "Exist for Love" her first love song.[38] It is a dreamy, retro-styled ballad accompanied by acoustic guitar and backing harmonies that moves into a soaring, strings-swept melody as she declares her love to her lover.[35][26] The following track, "The Innocent", is an upbeat dance-pop and house song with a Latin rhythm that is accompanied by syncopated chordal piano, brass and pizzicato strings.[39][23] Its production was described to be "harking back to the 1920s Jazz Age conventions, yet being undercut with a more current EDM feel."[22] "Exhale Inhale", a stark contrast to the previous song, contains a folk-inspired sound.[34][15] The track discusses the fear of several environmental issues "that awaits us" like wildfires and pollution.[40][41] "A Temporary High" has an 1980s-influenced synth-pop sound that breaks into a thumping electro beat.[37][42]

In "A Dangerous Thing", Aurora reflects on an abusive relationship, referencing the goddess of seduction Peitho, and showcases tone shifts from light harmonies to deeper verses.[15] The dark sonority of the song is backed by an acoustic guitar, light chimes and minimal drumming.[39] "Blood in the Wine" opens with a war cry reminiscent of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly against gentle acoustic guitar and thunderous percussion as it builds into a "collosus roar".[16] An electropop track, which was compared to the music of Fleetwood Mac, "This Could Be a Dream" is a subdued ballad driven by "a flowing melody over a slow beat", piano, orchestral strings and trumpets that talks about "finding strength when you have nothing left to give."[12][13][16] The Gods We Can Touch closes with the folk and orchestral pop cut "A Little Place Called the Moon".[26][15] One of her favourite songs from the album, Aurora felt that it was the "perfect ending" for the album.[43]

Release and promotion

After clearing her Instagram feed in May 2020, Aurora began hinting at "the beginning of a new era".[44] She initially expected to release the album in that year but she revealed in a September 2020 interview her decision to postpone it due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28] The next year, the album was delayed to early 2022, following the commercial success of her 2015 single "Runaway".[8] On 14 October 2021, she revealed the album's name and track listing.[45]

In July 2020 Aurora organized the Exist for Love Sessions, an online music festival that promoted various emerging artists.[44] She later appeared at the Late Night with Seth Meyers in November 2021, her first performance at that show since 2018.[46] In promotion of the album's release in the United Kingdom, Aurora performed at two sold-out shows in London.[47] She was also interviewed by Norwegian TV host Anne Lindmo and performed "A Temporary High" in her talk show Lindmo, which was broadcast by NRK.[48]

Singles

Aurora decided to release "Exist for Love" as the album's first single on 14 May 2020 because she felt "the world needs more love than ever".[49] "Cure for Me" was released as The Gods We Can Touch's next single on 7 July 2021.[50]

On 14 October, she released "Giving in to the Love" as the album's next single, and officially announced The Gods We Can Touch, and its release date of 21 January 2022.[45] On 2 December, she released "Heathens" was released as the album's fourth single.[51] "A Dangerous Thing" was released as a double single on 7 January 2022 with "Everything Matters", featuring French singer Pomme, as a B-side. The latter song was released as a promotional single only.[52]

"A Temporary High" served as the seventh single, released on 21 January 2022, alongside the album's release.[53] A music video was released on 27 January 2022.[54] "The Woman I Am", initially a vinyl-exclusive track, it was officially released on 4 April 2022 as the record's eighth single.[55]

Concert film and tour

On 3 December 2021, Aurora announced a virtual concert film titled A Touch of the Divine, released exclusively to Moment House on 25 January 2022, a week later after the album was released.[56] It was directed by Alexandra Green and produced by Bullion Productions and Mercury Studios.[57] A teaser was posted on 18 January 2022, while an official trailer was released two days later.[58][59] Described as a "worldwide digital experience", the film included six songs from the album that were accompanied by choreography and interludes spoken by Aurora herself.[56][60]

The album received further promotion from her fourth headlining concert tour, which was announced on 9 July 2021.[61] The tour will span across Europe and North America, starting on 13 February 2022 in Milan, Italy,[61] and set to conclude on 12–13 September in Barcelona, Spain.[62] The second leg of the tour visited North America in May and June 2022.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[63]
Metacritic81/100[64]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [26]
Clash8/10[31]
DIY     [23]
Dork     [65]
Gigwise          [15]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[17]
musicOMH     [42]
NME     [36]
NRK P35/6[34]
Under the Radar          [32]

The Gods We Can Touch was met with critical acclaim upon release.[66] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised score out of 100 to ratings from publications, the album received a mean score of 81 based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[64]

The Line of Best Fit writer Tom Williams praised the album as an "ethereal masterpiece" and stated that Aurora's sound is "like heaven on Earth."[17] Steven Loftin of Dork called Aurora on the album "exciting as she is intriguing" and makes the "world feels like a better place."[65] Clash's Finlay Holden called the record "high-reaching" and noted that the themes of "angry, celebratory, wallowing and cathartic energies exhibit themselves in a maximalist way."[31] Ben Hogwood from musicOMH states that the record consisted of "futuristic production and intriguing, sometimes daring melodies" despite being rooted in a "deep and very distant past."[42]

Chris Hamilton-Peach of DIY writes that "Aurora's celestial spark remains her calling card" on the album.[23] Gigwise writer Tom Taylor sees Aurora as she "experiments with genre in her joyful new album" while also being reliant on "high-energy, electro-pop anthems."[15] Andrew Trendell of NME notes that the record "seizes the opportunity to take the world on and fight with all her power" and is loaded with "idiosyncratic quirks and enchanting notions."[36] Hayden Godfrey from Under the Radar felt that the record showcases Aurora's "glorious highs and careful lows" towards the production.[32] Ewan Gleadow from Cult Following says that Aurora "relies entirely on the fascinatingly lucid vocal range she holds."[67] According to Marcy Donelson from AllMusic, the record only expands on Aurora's "already mystical bearing."[26]

Commercial performance

Upon its release, The Gods We Can Touch became the third most-streamed album on Spotify that week with over 60 million streams on the platform.[47] The album debuted atop the Norwegian VG-lista chart, marking Aurora's second number one on the chart.[68] In the United States, the record peaked at numbers six and 56 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers and Top Current Album Sales charts, respectively.[69][70]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Aurora and Magnus Skylstad, except where noted.

The Gods We Can Touch – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Forbidden Fruits of Eden"Aurora Aksnes 0:40
2."Everything Matters" (featuring Pomme)
3:33
3."Giving in to the Love"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
 3:01
4."Cure for Me"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
 3:18
5."You Keep Me Crawling"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
 2:59
6."Exist for Love"
  • Aksnes
  • Glen Roberts
  • Skylstad
 4:10
7."Heathens"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
  • Odd Martin Skålnes
 3:45
8."The Innocent"
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
 3:27
9."Exhale Inhale"
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
 3:32
10."A Temporary High"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
 3:23
11."A Dangerous Thing"
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
  • Sjølie[a]
3:35
12."Artemis"Aksnes 2:38
13."Blood in the Wine"
3:29
14."This Could Be a Dream"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
 4:08
15."A Little Place Called the Moon"
  • Aurora
  • Tellez
4:10
Total length:49:55
The Gods We Can Touch – Japanese edition (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Cure for Me" (Acoustic)
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
  • Svabø
3:33
Total length:53:29
The Gods We Can Touch – Spotify (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."The Woman I Am"
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
3:12
Total length:53:08
The Gods We Can Touch – Alternative vinyl edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Forbidden Fruits of Eden"Aurora Aksnes 0:38
2."Cure for Me"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
 3:18
3."The Innocent"
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
 3:07
4."A Dangerous Thing"
  • Aksnes
  • Sjølie
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
  • Sjølie[a]
3:32
5."Exist for Love"
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
 4:07
6."Heathens"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
  • Skålnes
 3:41
7."Blood in the Wine"
  • Aksnes
  • Solstrand
  • Svabø
3:29
8."Exhale Inhale"
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
 3:30
9."A Temporary High"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
 3:22
10."The Woman I Am"
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
3:12
11."This Could Be a Dream"
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
 3:58
12."Artemis"Aksnes 2:34
13."The Devil Is Human"
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
  • Ball
3:01
14."Everything Matters" (featuring Pomme)
  • Aksnes
  • Claire Pommet
  • Hartman
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
  • Hartman[a]
3:30
15."A Little Place Called the Moon"
  • Aksnes
  • Tellez
  • Aurora
  • Tellez
4:10
Total length:49:44
The Gods We Can Touch – Japanese Special Edition (Disc 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Woman I Am"
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
3:12
2."The Devil Is Human"
  • Aksnes
  • Bennett
  • Ball
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
  • Ball
3:01
3."A Potion for Love"
  • Aksnes
  • Langebæk
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
3:36
4."Storm" (with Wu Qing-feng) (English Version)
  • Aksnes
  • Howe Chen
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
  • Wu Qing-feng
  • Howe Chen
  • Skylstad
  • Wu Qing-feng
3:51
5."Hunting Shadows" (Assassin's Creed)
  • Aurora
  • Kjelby
2:55
6."Runaway" (Piano Version)
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
  • Skålnes
  • Skylstad
4:47
7."A Temporary High" (Acoustic)
  • Aksnes
  • Skylstad
 2:50
8."A Potion for Love" (VEVO Session)
  • Aksnes
  • Langebæk
  • Aurora
  • Skylstad
3:19
9."Exhale Inhale" (VEVO Session)
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
 4:00
10."Exist for Love" (Live from SUPERSONIC 2021)
  • Aksnes
  • Roberts
  • Skylstad
 4:48
Total length:36:22

Notes

  • ^a signifies a co-producer.
  • Vinyl releases of the album that include the alternative track listing have different versions of some of its tracks.[71]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes of The Gods We Can Touch.[9]

Musicians

  • Aurora Aksnes – vocals (all tracks); piano (tracks 2, 11); percussion (tracks 3, 5, 7); synthesizer (tracks 4, 7); organ (track 4)
  • Magnus Skylstad – synth bass (tracks 1, 3); synthesizer (tracks 1, 4, 6); organ (track 3); drums (tracks 3–4, 6–7); bass (tracks 4, 6–7); synth pads (tracks 6–7), strings (track 7); percussion (track 7, 11); baritone guitar, piano (track 11)
  • Fredrik Svabø – guitar (tracks 2–3, 7); acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 11)
  • Askjell Solstrand – piano (tracks 2, 13); co-production (track 13)
  • Pomme – vocals (track 2)
  • Alexander von Mehren – drum machine (tracks 4, 14)
  • Isobel Waller-Bridge – string arrangement (track 6)
  • Glen Roberts – acoustic guitar (track 6)
  • Maddie Cutter – cello (track 6)
  • Galya Bisengalieva – violin, viola (track 6)
  • Odd Martin Skålnes – guitar, percussion (track 7)
  • Martin Sjølie – electric guitar, drums, bass (track 11)
  • Matias Tellez – guitar, synthesizer (track 15)
  • Per Arne Glorvigen – bandoneon (track 12)

Technical

  • Aurora – production (all tracks)
  • Magnus Skylstad – production (tracks 1–14); programming (tracks 2, 4, 6–7); engineering (tracks 2, 4, 7, 11), mixing, recording engineer (track 3)
  • Jamie Hartman – production (track 2)
  • Martin Sjølie – co-production (track 11)
  • Alex Whartman – mastering (all tracks)
  • Josh Gudwin – mixing (track 4)
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering (track 6)

Design

  • Aurora – art direction
  • Leif Podhajsky – art direction, artwork, package design
  • Xin Li – photography

Charts

Chart performance for The Gods We Can Touch
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[72] 100
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[73] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[74] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[75] 29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[76] 28
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[77] 47
French Albums (SNEP)[78] 56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[79] 11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[68] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[80] 31
Scottish Albums (OCC)[81] 7
Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[82] 70
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[83] 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[84] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[85] 8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[69] 6
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[70] 56

Release history

Release dates and formats for The Gods We Can Touch
Region Date Format(s) Label Edition Ref.
Various January 21, 2022 Standard [86]
[87]
Japan
  • CD
Universal Music Japan Japan bonus [88]
January 18, 2023 Japan Special [89]

See also

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gods, touch, third, studio, album, norwegian, singer, songwriter, record, producer, aurora, released, january, 2022, decca, glassnote, records, other, releases, aurora, worked, with, magnus, skylstad, askjell, solstrand, along, with, collaborations, with, jami. The Gods We Can Touch is the third studio album by Norwegian singer songwriter and record producer Aurora It was released on 21 January 2022 by Decca and Glassnote Records As in her other releases Aurora worked with Magnus Skylstad and Askjell Solstrand along with new collaborations with Jamie Hartman Martin Sjolie and Matias Tellez on its production The Gods We Can TouchStandard coverStudio album by AuroraReleased21 January 2022RecordedNovember 2019 July 2021StudioBarony Rosendal Vestland The Office Norway The Jungle Norway Blanca Studio Bergen GenreElectropop folk pop ethereal art pop electro folk synth popLength49 55LabelDecca GlassnoteProducerAurora Magnus Skylstad Matias TellezAurora chronologyA Different Kind of Human Step 2 2019 The Gods We Can Touch 2022 Singles from The Gods We Can Touch Exist for Love Released 14 May 2020 Cure for Me Released 7 July 2021 Giving in to the Love Released 14 October 2021 Heathens Released 2 December 2021 A Dangerous Thing Released 7 January 2022 A Temporary High Released 21 January 2022 The Woman I Am Released 4 April 2022 Storm English Version Released 17 June 2022 The Devil is Human Released 8 July 2022 A Potion for Love Released 29 July 2022Conceived as a departure from the concept and sound of her previous works The Gods We Can Touch has been characterised to be an electropop record along with folk pop ethereal art pop electro folk and synth pop Its sound incorporates an eclectic and multifaceted style with electronic textures Western elements and intimate orchestrations Inspired predominantly by Greek mythology the lyrics explore themes of self empowerment abuse heartbreak morality and desire with a maximal and introspective style The Gods We Can Touch received critical acclaim upon release with music critics praising its ethereal vocal performance and experimental musical direction The Gods We Can Touch was supported by ten singles five of which were supplemented by music videos Exist for Love was promoted by an online music festival organized by Aurora Cure for Me Giving in to the Love and Heathens were released between October and December 2021 A Dangerous Thing and Everything Matters featuring French singer Pomme were released as a double single A Temporary High followed alongside the album s release The record debuted atop the Norwegian albums chart as Aurora s second number one album in Norway while also reaching the top ten in Scotland the United Kingdom and the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart To further promote the album Aurora performed several songs at the concert film A Touch of the Divine and embarked on her fourth headlining concert tour Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Music and lyrics 2 1 Overview 2 2 Songs 3 Release and promotion 3 1 Singles 3 2 Concert film and tour 4 Critical reception 5 Commercial performance 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 7 1 Musicians 7 2 Technical 7 3 Design 8 Charts 9 Release history 10 See also 11 ReferencesBackground and recording Edit Aurora rented Barony Rosendal pictured in November 2020 where she recorded the majority of The Gods We Can Touch Aurora began writing songs for the album in January 2019 right after she chose the title for her new record 1 According to her two days after the release of her second studio album A Different Kind of Human Step 2 2019 she already had planned what she wanted for her next project 2 During the writing process she read about the history of religion which was a source of inspiration for the themes of the album 3 Aurora stated in an interview with Billboard Japan that production for two upcoming albums began in November 2019 one of them being the yet untitled The Gods We Can Touch 2 In an interview with Riff Magazine she revealed that the closer album had a bigger perspective in comparison to her previous efforts concluding that it s an album for every individual within the big army of love 4 She further detailed the album in an interview with Motley adding that it will be dressed in an armour of hardness But I m also really exploring the soft delicate part of me 5 The first recorded song for the album was Exist for Love which was recorded in January 2020 at the Office in Norway a month before the COVID 19 pandemic was declared in Norway 6 The track was made in collaboration with Isobel Waller Bridge who contributed with string arrangements 7 In November 2020 Aurora rented Barony Rosendal to record The Gods We Can Touch 8 Other recording locations included The Jungle and Blanca Studio all located in Norway 9 In April 2021 Aurora s single Runaway began growing in popularity on TikTok In an interview with NME regarding the song s newfound success Aurora described the themes of the upcoming album I m asking questions to everything that made us the way we are now in our past in politics religion and in weird ways of thought we have created that make no sense like racism not being a feminist or burning women for being witches All of these strange things that we have convinced ourselves are the right thing to do which is just so odd 10 She later stated in July 2021 that album was finished and her intentions to release the album before the end of 2021 11 Music and lyrics EditOverview Edit The Gods We Can Touch has been characterised to be an electropop record 12 13 14 15 16 along with folk pop 14 17 ethereal 17 16 art pop 18 19 electro folk 16 and synth pop 16 The sound of the album incorporates an eclectic and multifaceted style 14 20 16 set with vast soundscapes electronic textures Western elements intimate orchestrations multiple layers and textures 21 14 Musical influences of the record draws from a wide range of genres such as jazz 22 chamber pop global music 23 Latin music and arena rock 24 Aurora classified the album as its own genre due to its chaotic and genre blending sound 25 Marcy Donelson of AllMusic stated that The Gods We Can Touch mixes natural live sounding vocals and acoustic instrumental performances with ethereal processed harmonies drum machines synthesizers and various programming The tracks Exist for Love and Artemis were the only songs recorded on first takes which commit ted to a more spontaneous sound 26 Aurora s sopranolike vocal performance throughout the album was described by many critics as ethereal 14 16 20 17 with interludes to songs that showcase her voice and vocal tone shifts 21 12 Georgia Griffiths from The Music wrote that Aurora is channelling Lana Del Rey and the next it s Santigold in her vocal performances on the record 21 A concept album like Aurora s previous releases The Gods We Can Touch deviates from the concepts found on her tribal inspired EP Infections of a Different Kind Step 1 2018 and album A Different Kind of Human Step 2 2019 in which she explored themes of empowerment politics and ecological crisis 14 27 Described by her as chapter three of my life 28 she revealed to be going to a more experimental direction with the album and stated that it would not discuss themes like doom gloom COVID and horror instead of focusing on more playful and fun songs whilst also referencing a lot of things that bother her with society and our history 11 The lyrical themes are heavily inspired predominantly by Greek mythology 24 14 21 though Aurora acknowledged that some of them have references to Abrahamic and ancient Roman religions 29 30 Furthermore the styles of lyrical writing have been described as dark and disturbing with a maximal and introspective style 17 31 14 The lyrics throughout the songs of the record also talk about self empowerment abuse heartbreak morality and desire 12 15 Songs Edit Everything Matters the second track on The Gods We Can Touch features vocals from French singer Pomme marking Aurora s first collaboration in one of her albums The Gods We Can Touch opens with The Forbidden Fruits of Eden an interlude that takes its title from the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden that appeared in the biblical book of Genesis 24 Composed of delicate harmonies it set s an explicitly religious tone for the rest of the album 15 The electronica and chamber pop ballad Everything Matters features French singer songwriter Pomme with a spoken word outro in French language 32 22 14 Inspired by the myth of Prometheus and the creation of humanity from clay Giving in to the Love questions obsession with body image while 33 It incorporates electropop and power pop genres and contains tom tom strikes a drum machine and echoey synths 34 35 The baroque pop track You Keep Me Crawling deals with abuse of power in relationships where Aurora conveys intensity and power in her vocals while also showing vulnerability and softer moments 8 36 37 Aurora called Exist for Love her first love song 38 It is a dreamy retro styled ballad accompanied by acoustic guitar and backing harmonies that moves into a soaring strings swept melody as she declares her love to her lover 35 26 The following track The Innocent is an upbeat dance pop and house song with a Latin rhythm that is accompanied by syncopated chordal piano brass and pizzicato strings 39 23 Its production was described to be harking back to the 1920s Jazz Age conventions yet being undercut with a more current EDM feel 22 Exhale Inhale a stark contrast to the previous song contains a folk inspired sound 34 15 The track discusses the fear of several environmental issues that awaits us like wildfires and pollution 40 41 A Temporary High has an 1980s influenced synth pop sound that breaks into a thumping electro beat 37 42 In A Dangerous Thing Aurora reflects on an abusive relationship referencing the goddess of seduction Peitho and showcases tone shifts from light harmonies to deeper verses 15 The dark sonority of the song is backed by an acoustic guitar light chimes and minimal drumming 39 Blood in the Wine opens with a war cry reminiscent of The Good the Bad and the Ugly against gentle acoustic guitar and thunderous percussion as it builds into a collosus roar 16 An electropop track which was compared to the music of Fleetwood Mac This Could Be a Dream is a subdued ballad driven by a flowing melody over a slow beat piano orchestral strings and trumpets that talks about finding strength when you have nothing left to give 12 13 16 The Gods We Can Touch closes with the folk and orchestral pop cut A Little Place Called the Moon 26 15 One of her favourite songs from the album Aurora felt that it was the perfect ending for the album 43 Release and promotion EditAfter clearing her Instagram feed in May 2020 Aurora began hinting at the beginning of a new era 44 She initially expected to release the album in that year but she revealed in a September 2020 interview her decision to postpone it due to the COVID 19 pandemic 28 The next year the album was delayed to early 2022 following the commercial success of her 2015 single Runaway 8 On 14 October 2021 she revealed the album s name and track listing 45 In July 2020 Aurora organized the Exist for Love Sessions an online music festival that promoted various emerging artists 44 She later appeared at the Late Night with Seth Meyers in November 2021 her first performance at that show since 2018 46 In promotion of the album s release in the United Kingdom Aurora performed at two sold out shows in London 47 She was also interviewed by Norwegian TV host Anne Lindmo and performed A Temporary High in her talk show Lindmo which was broadcast by NRK 48 Singles Edit Aurora decided to release Exist for Love as the album s first single on 14 May 2020 because she felt the world needs more love than ever 49 Cure for Me was released as The Gods We Can Touch s next single on 7 July 2021 50 On 14 October she released Giving in to the Love as the album s next single and officially announced The Gods We Can Touch and its release date of 21 January 2022 45 On 2 December she released Heathens was released as the album s fourth single 51 A Dangerous Thing was released as a double single on 7 January 2022 with Everything Matters featuring French singer Pomme as a B side The latter song was released as a promotional single only 52 A Temporary High served as the seventh single released on 21 January 2022 alongside the album s release 53 A music video was released on 27 January 2022 54 The Woman I Am initially a vinyl exclusive track it was officially released on 4 April 2022 as the record s eighth single 55 Concert film and tour Edit On 3 December 2021 Aurora announced a virtual concert film titled A Touch of the Divine released exclusively to Moment House on 25 January 2022 a week later after the album was released 56 It was directed by Alexandra Green and produced by Bullion Productions and Mercury Studios 57 A teaser was posted on 18 January 2022 while an official trailer was released two days later 58 59 Described as a worldwide digital experience the film included six songs from the album that were accompanied by choreography and interludes spoken by Aurora herself 56 60 The album received further promotion from her fourth headlining concert tour which was announced on 9 July 2021 61 The tour will span across Europe and North America starting on 13 February 2022 in Milan Italy 61 and set to conclude on 12 13 September in Barcelona Spain 62 The second leg of the tour visited North America in May and June 2022 8 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 9 10 63 Metacritic81 100 64 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 26 Clash8 10 31 DIY 23 Dork 65 Gigwise 15 The Line of Best Fit9 10 17 musicOMH 42 NME 36 NRK P35 6 34 Under the Radar 32 The Gods We Can Touch was met with critical acclaim upon release 66 At Metacritic which assigns a normalised score out of 100 to ratings from publications the album received a mean score of 81 based on 9 reviews indicating universal acclaim 64 The Line of Best Fit writer Tom Williams praised the album as an ethereal masterpiece and stated that Aurora s sound is like heaven on Earth 17 Steven Loftin of Dork called Aurora on the album exciting as she is intriguing and makes the world feels like a better place 65 Clash s Finlay Holden called the record high reaching and noted that the themes of angry celebratory wallowing and cathartic energies exhibit themselves in a maximalist way 31 Ben Hogwood from musicOMH states that the record consisted of futuristic production and intriguing sometimes daring melodies despite being rooted in a deep and very distant past 42 Chris Hamilton Peach of DIY writes that Aurora s celestial spark remains her calling card on the album 23 Gigwise writer Tom Taylor sees Aurora as she experiments with genre in her joyful new album while also being reliant on high energy electro pop anthems 15 Andrew Trendell of NME notes that the record seizes the opportunity to take the world on and fight with all her power and is loaded with idiosyncratic quirks and enchanting notions 36 Hayden Godfrey from Under the Radar felt that the record showcases Aurora s glorious highs and careful lows towards the production 32 Ewan Gleadow from Cult Following says that Aurora relies entirely on the fascinatingly lucid vocal range she holds 67 According to Marcy Donelson from AllMusic the record only expands on Aurora s already mystical bearing 26 Commercial performance EditUpon its release The Gods We Can Touch became the third most streamed album on Spotify that week with over 60 million streams on the platform 47 The album debuted atop the Norwegian VG lista chart marking Aurora s second number one on the chart 68 In the United States the record peaked at numbers six and 56 on Billboard s Top Heatseekers and Top Current Album Sales charts respectively 69 70 Track listing EditAll tracks produced by Aurora and Magnus Skylstad except where noted The Gods We Can Touch Standard editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 The Forbidden Fruits of Eden Aurora Aksnes 0 402 Everything Matters featuring Pomme AksnesClaire PommetJamie HartmanAuroraMagnus SkylstadHartman a 3 333 Giving in to the Love AksnesSkylstad 3 014 Cure for Me AksnesSkylstad 3 185 You Keep Me Crawling AksnesSkylstad 2 596 Exist for Love AksnesGlen RobertsSkylstad 4 107 Heathens AksnesSkylstadOdd Martin Skalnes 3 458 The Innocent AksnesRobertsSkylstad 3 279 Exhale Inhale AksnesRobertsSkylstad 3 3210 A Temporary High AksnesSkylstad 3 2311 A Dangerous Thing AksnesMartin SjolieAuroraSkylstadSjolie a 3 3512 Artemis Aksnes 2 3813 Blood in the Wine AksnesAskjell SolstrandFredrik SvaboAuroraAskjell a Skylstad a 3 2914 This Could Be a Dream AksnesSkylstad 4 0815 A Little Place Called the Moon AksnesMatias TellezAuroraTellez4 10Total length 49 55 The Gods We Can Touch Japanese edition bonus track No TitleWriter s Producer s Length16 Cure for Me Acoustic AksnesSkylstadAuroraSkylstadSvabo3 33Total length 53 29 The Gods We Can Touch Spotify bonus track No TitleWriter s Producer s Length16 The Woman I Am AksnesRobertsSkylstadAuroraSkylstad3 12Total length 53 08 The Gods We Can Touch Alternative vinyl editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 The Forbidden Fruits of Eden Aurora Aksnes 0 382 Cure for Me AksnesSkylstad 3 183 The Innocent AksnesRobertsSkylstad 3 074 A Dangerous Thing AksnesSjolieAuroraSkylstadSjolie a 3 325 Exist for Love AksnesRobertsSkylstad 4 076 Heathens AksnesSkylstadSkalnes 3 417 Blood in the Wine AksnesSolstrandSvaboAuroraAskjell a Skylstad a 3 298 Exhale Inhale AksnesRobertsSkylstad 3 309 A Temporary High AksnesSkylstad 3 2210 The Woman I Am AksnesRobertsSkylstadAuroraSkylstad3 1211 This Could Be a Dream AksnesSkylstad 3 5812 Artemis Aksnes 2 3413 The Devil Is Human AksnesJanee BennettFredrik BallAuroraSkylstadBall3 0114 Everything Matters featuring Pomme AksnesClaire PommetHartmanAuroraSkylstadHartman a 3 3015 A Little Place Called the Moon AksnesTellezAuroraTellez4 10Total length 49 44 The Gods We Can Touch Japanese Special Edition Disc 2 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 The Woman I Am AksnesRobertsSkylstadAuroraSkylstad3 122 The Devil Is Human AksnesBennettBallAuroraSkylstadBall3 013 A Potion for Love AksnesLangebaekAuroraSkylstad3 364 Storm with Wu Qing feng English Version AksnesHowe ChenRobertsSkylstadWu Qing fengHowe ChenSkylstadWu Qing feng3 515 Hunting Shadows Assassin s Creed AksnesEven KjelbyJesper KydAuroraKjelby2 556 Runaway Piano Version AksnesSkylstadSkalnesSkylstad4 477 A Temporary High Acoustic AksnesSkylstad 2 508 A Potion for Love VEVO Session AksnesLangebaekAuroraSkylstad3 199 Exhale Inhale VEVO Session AksnesRobertsSkylstad 4 0010 Exist for Love Live from SUPERSONIC 2021 AksnesRobertsSkylstad 4 48Total length 36 22 Notes a signifies a co producer Vinyl releases of the album that include the alternative track listing have different versions of some of its tracks 71 Personnel EditCredits adapted from the CD liner notes of The Gods We Can Touch 9 Musicians Edit Aurora Aksnes vocals all tracks piano tracks 2 11 percussion tracks 3 5 7 synthesizer tracks 4 7 organ track 4 Magnus Skylstad synth bass tracks 1 3 synthesizer tracks 1 4 6 organ track 3 drums tracks 3 4 6 7 bass tracks 4 6 7 synth pads tracks 6 7 strings track 7 percussion track 7 11 baritone guitar piano track 11 Fredrik Svabo guitar tracks 2 3 7 acoustic guitar tracks 5 11 Askjell Solstrand piano tracks 2 13 co production track 13 Pomme vocals track 2 Alexander von Mehren drum machine tracks 4 14 Isobel Waller Bridge string arrangement track 6 Glen Roberts acoustic guitar track 6 Maddie Cutter cello track 6 Galya Bisengalieva violin viola track 6 Odd Martin Skalnes guitar percussion track 7 Martin Sjolie electric guitar drums bass track 11 Matias Tellez guitar synthesizer track 15 Per Arne Glorvigen bandoneon track 12 Technical Edit Aurora production all tracks Magnus Skylstad production tracks 1 14 programming tracks 2 4 6 7 engineering tracks 2 4 7 11 mixing recording engineer track 3 Jamie Hartman production track 2 Martin Sjolie co production track 11 Alex Whartman mastering all tracks Josh Gudwin mixing track 4 Robin Schmidt mastering track 6 Design Edit Aurora art direction Leif Podhajsky art direction artwork package design Xin Li photographyCharts EditChart performance for The Gods We Can Touch Chart 2022 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 72 100Austrian Albums O3 Austria 73 24Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 74 25Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 75 29Dutch Albums Album Top 100 76 28Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 77 47French Albums SNEP 78 56German Albums Offizielle Top 100 79 11Norwegian Albums VG lista 68 1Polish Albums ZPAV 80 31Scottish Albums OCC 81 7Slovak Albums CNS IFPI 82 70Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 83 53Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 84 16UK Albums OCC 85 8US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 69 6US Top Current Album Sales Billboard 70 56Release history EditRelease dates and formats for The Gods We Can Touch Region Date Format s Label Edition Ref Various January 21 2022 Digital downloadstreaming DeccaGlassnote Standard 86 CDLPcassette 87 Japan CD Universal Music Japan Japan bonus 88 January 18 2023 Japan Special 89 See also EditList of number one albums in NorwayReferences Edit Gruebler Laura 14 August 2021 You Don t Need A Cure For Yourself Norwegian Pop Star Aurora On Songwriting Self Doubt And Community Title Archived from the original on 14 August 2021 Retrieved 19 May 2022 a b アナ雪2 の不思議な 声 AURORA オーロラ が語る 音楽観と死生観 人間として生きることは難しいこと Billboard Japan in Japanese 17 December 2022 Archived from the original on 16 November 2021 Retrieved 13 June 2022 Berthelot Theau 12 February 2022 Aurora en interview Plus tu es connu moins on t autorise a etre humain Charts in France in French Archived from the original on 12 February 2022 Retrieved 13 June 2022 Q amp A Aurora builds her army of love on follow up to A Different Kind of Human Riff Magazine 28 October 2019 Archived from the original on 16 November 2021 Retrieved 16 November 2021 Magazine Motley 3 December 2019 Interview AURORA Motley Retrieved 16 November 2021 AURORA Students Union Access All Areas podcast 1 April 2022 Retrieved 26 June 2022 via YouTube Kenneally Cerys 14 May 2020 AURORA and Isobel Waller Bridge join forces on Exist For Love The Line of Best Fit Archived from the original on 15 May 2020 Retrieved 14 May 2020 a b c d Aurora Presents The Gods We Can Touch Tour Majestic Detroit Archived from the original on 18 November 2021 Retrieved 24 November 2021 a b Aurora 2022 The Gods We Can Touch booklet Decca Records 3573905 Aurora s Runaway soars up the charts following TikTok success NME 9 April 2021 Archived from the original on 15 April 2021 Retrieved 16 November 2021 a b Trendell Andrew 7 July 2021 Aurora talks new single Cure for Me Why is it so difficult to let others be themselves NME Archived from the original on 9 July 2021 Retrieved 14 October 2021 a b c d Kenny Mimi 23 January 2022 Aurora The Gods We Can Touch Northern Transmissions a b Scott Sean 28 January 2022 Aurora dazzles with The Gods We Can Touch The Miami Student Archived from the original on 28 January 2022 Retrieved 22 June 2022 a b c d e f g h i Dubois Aymeric 25 January 2022 AURORA The Gods We Can Touch Spectrum Culture Archived from the original on 25 January 2022 Retrieved 30 January 2022 a b c d e f g h Taylor Tom 18 January 2022 Album Review AURORA The Gods We Can Touch Gigwise Archived from the original on 18 January 2022 Retrieved 19 January 2022 a b c d e f g h Taylor Tom 15 February 2022 Album Review Aurora The Gods We Can Touch Renowned for Sound Archived from the original on 20 February 2022 Retrieved 20 February 2022 a b c d e f Williams Tom 17 January 2022 The Gods We Can Touch is AURORA s ethereal masterpiece The Line of Best Fit Archived from the original on 17 January 2022 Retrieved 19 January 2022 Franco Frederick 21 January 2022 Mitologia en la Vida Diaria El Art Pop de AURORA en su disco The Gods We Can Touch Sopitas com in Mexican Spanish Archived from the original on 15 February 2022 Retrieved 15 February 2022 Gjerstad Nils Vermund 17 June 2022 Aurora pa Bergenfest 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