Metal Vocalist First Time Reaction - Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@fuhckerschite]

The fact that Aurora sounds better live than her studio recordings make her such a beautiful musician. She is pure love.

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

Running with the wolves is genius because she captures the wolf's howl. But trust me, it isn't even top 10 of her best vocal performances live.

[@luliefrye9553]

She wrote all these when she was 9-15 yrs old. She is a self taught musician and singer.

[@JohnReavesLive]

🤯🤯🤯🤯 she wrote these that young!!! Good god! For real if you read the lyrics I was writing back then…. Not even close to the same level 😂

[@lillm6874]

@@JohnReavesLive She wrote Runaway when she was 11, and the other two when she was about 18😊

[@tahaaltamro4622]

@@lillm6874the crazy thing is she wrote the song lucky when she was 9 year old

[@lillm6874]

@@tahaaltamro4622 I of course know that 😉 and she wrote most of “I went too far” also when she was 9😊

[@luliefrye9553]

I went out and did some digging, because I read and heard her in an interview that she had started writes melodies at age 6 lyrics at age 9and the songs runaway and running with the wolves were written at age 11 and 12 respectively then at a later age around 14 she wrote murder song(just the lyrics). She didn't record any tho till nearly age 16 -18. She carries around with her a journal where she writes down these things, poems, lyrics as they come to her. When she was young in school before she was a teen they thought she was autistic and did test her and discovered her to be a genius according to Mensa. Her journey as a musician is an unusual one because in the beginning, she did not want to be one. A friend posted a song she sang at school on stage when she was I think 14 or 15 maybe??? And an agent saw it and called her to ask her if she wanted to be an artist, a star, and she said... No. Lol. She was rather NO about it. But her mom told her that her music was like medicine to people in need and she should Pursue this for she could help people. And she definitely has. Go out and find some I interviews in English and there is this Haik concert that is a mini documentary ending in a concert in the woods she used to run wild in. Really do more of her stuff, Yu won't be disappointed. The concert in Iceland KEXP live , check that out, Yu get to see her dance, and be herself and her voice. Oh my....and she speaks more. Good reaction dude.reallt good one. She LOVES heavy metal by the way.

[@SerpentLightDrums]

U have to see her Life on Mars, Rasputin, and Massive attack.

[@Freak_a_zoid]

Must must must….must see Murder Song at 2015 Nobel Prize Concert. Must….pls.

[@InversifyA]

We love everything Aurora

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

Her emotional commitment is 100%, she IS her song. That's why it is so powerful.

[@pinupdoll97]

This woman has so much talent in a very natural way. It’s fascinating watching her stemming because it suits her in so many ways. Just beautiful.❤❤❤

[@flightgamer7849]

Her concert Live at Nidarosdomen where she sings in a cathedral is sublime.

[@RunarNyrud]

She is a magical woman, and one of the true purest people in the world. I was at my 4th Aurora concert Saturday, and she knocked me off my feet again. She was on fire! Please check out Through the eyes of a child from Nidarosdomen concert! It is a masterpiece. Aurora + her band + a string orchestra + a male choir + a 10.000 pipe, 40.000 kg pipe organ + a cathedral = magic!

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

A complete masterpiece, that concert. I have only been to one of her concerts but I will never forget it.

[@wilsonsreign]

I don't know if you've seen it yet....but if you haven't you need to check out the cover of Teardrop she did for 'Like A Version'

[@avedic]

Aurora is my comfort music....it's emotional musical ASMR for me. I like LOTS of diverse music....mostly a lot of shoegaze, dream pop, post-rock, alternative metal....MBV, Sigur Ros, Deftones, etc, you get the idea. But Aurora unlike anything else makes me feel calm and balanced...even when life is very much not that. Love her. Tho it is funny how _nervous_ she was here! She's SO come into her own as a performer and self-actualized human over the years. It's interesting to see her this young, from so long ago...she's clearly not yet comfortable doing it yet, even if she loves the actual music.

[@vibes1st]

Yes John 🎉

[@ind4mnl4t0r]

every time i hear the murder song, it's hard to stop the tears from running down my face. especially the live version of the song. and i can tell many people would feel the same way.

[@Prudenthermit]

:) under the water is an underrated track of hers that you might enjoy as a metal guy

[@hiho5256]

MORE AURORA! ✨✨✨

[@huldradraco]

Running With The Wolves really has an amazing music video worth watching!

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

Seconded.

[@demopem]

You should watch "It Happened Quiet (LIve at The Current)". Another masterpiece, live and scaled down, just her and a guitarist. (Different one, Silja Sol).

[@RutlandRick]

Listen to these songs in the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert!

[@anderselvaker]

You absolutely need to see her cover of Life on Mars by Bowie. It’s freaking magical!

[@alma.blackhawk]

I'm sure it's been mentioned but she does a lovely version of Life on Mars by David Bowie, on Like a Version. everything she covers on Like a Version is penominal and not acoustic but very minimal.

[@zuvasq]

I would recommend: - It happened quiet (The Current live) - Warrior (Redbull session) - Infections of a different kind from the concrete at Haik (filmed in the woods, so has a special atmosphere) Aaand, if you feel a little adventurous, there is a cover of Arianna Grande God is a woman, they had to put together in 1h and it is amazing

[@123LifeisWeird]

OMG yesss!! Aurora :3

[@theysheshe]

you should check out her cover of ‘rasputin’. it was a radio challenge and arranged that day

[@hiroakiureshino5938]

I think her composing style is like heavy metal, especially the way building up song. This id why many metal heads love her.

[@maxsteiner1964]

She has an impressive catalogue for someone this young. She is a singer, writer, poet, produser and a absolute artist. I saw her for the first time some 8 years ago and I have't looked back since. A once in a generation artist.

[@MBella123]

OMG!!!! YES!!!! 💜💜

[@patrickbard5144]

Please do an update when you look at all her newer stuff, it is amazing! literally anything, everything is amazing!

[@Blakerzzzz4]

Some people are really just born for this.

[@sagearyana8272]

If youre gonna hear the produced version of running with the woods specifically listen to the wolfwalkers version from the movie

[@namishiba]

Aurora is like a breathe of fresh air, even aside from her music she's truly one of a kind. If you want to hear something more hardcore, she featured in a song with Wardruna called Helvegen (has eng subs). I really recommend it and guarantee it will leave a very profound impression.

[@araceli2827]

I recomended this too...I ddin't saw your coment haha. Wadruna and Aurora have different vibes but in that song they match so well...both artists are like a cure to my soul

[@anettek4539]

I was going to recommend the same 👌🏻👌🏻

[@mafxarr8776]

She is my Favorite singer ❤

[@Lord6]

She is truly captivating in every sense. What a soul.

[@darkdragon1448]

Some of her songs i heard when i was a kid but didn't know it was her until i heard her sing them and im happy to finally see her sing them

[@Nimoot]

If nobody has told you ... she wrote this song about a couple that this happened to ... the woman was diagnosed with a deadly disease that was causing her crippling pain... and there was no cure so she asked her husband to kill her (since the doctor's wouldn't euthanize her) to stop her from suffering.

[@nori9111]

In case you didn't know, she was the mysterious voice in Frozen 2 who was calling to Elsa. Her voice is so clear and pure, I feel like if I could hold it, I could see my reflection in it

[@shelfwarrior42]

I recommend you watch her greatest concert “Live at Nidarosdomen” The entire concert is so incredibly perfect I don’t think anything can top it. Also I love your reactions!

[@m.a.v.p.8926]

Exactly now.... Crying hearing this😢😢

[@MBella123]

All these songs are from her first album called All My Demons Greeting Me As Friend. It’s a very beautiful album, though my least favorite among the four she has put out so far. My favorites are: Infections Of A Different Kind (Step 1) and A Different Kind Of Human (Step 2) These albums lyric wise and production wise are so incredible!! Her last album The Gods We Can Touch is amazing too. She has some very special songs like "Exhale, Inhale"… she paints a very vivid picture with the lyrics and her vocals… stunning 💜

[@araceli2827]

Please react to Aurora singing with one of my favourite bands Wardruna. The song is Helvegen. And it is live I think you will like it because I've seen your reaction to Heilung

[@paulfredericksen6565]

I share your preference for live performances, but with Aurora, the album versions are so well arranged and produced and the music videos are so good and so thought provoking, it's a shame to miss any of them.

[@Oldperson-wt3ui]

Awesome reaction, and to think, she never had any voice lessons, she is just natural and her instincts are awesome (along with her voice). The only lessons she had was dance. She is the best multi talented artist ever, IMO. Looking forward to more Aurora, and the same songs different performances are always welcome too.

[@lillm6874]

Amen to that🥰

[@Oldperson-wt3ui]

@@lillm6874 🥰❤

[@Geralt26]

Great reaction. And she really shine in such intimate settings. Her voice and voice control is great especialy if you know she never had singing lessons. It is all natural. The same as her piano (as far I know she does not know notes and play and compose music on it). And she writes all her music by herself. For example Runaway when was 11, most of the Lucky at age of 9 (i live this song in Nidarosdomen concert) and there are more songs on her filurstvalbum written in stluch age. Ps. For such very raw setting you can check also The Little boy in the grass life in Magagony session. It is about Utota massacre where she lost someone close as a child. It is also very emotional performance on a small boat.

[@VudrokWolf]

I was in one of her concerts recently in CDMX, and that was a whole beautiful experience she is so powerful the way she makes her show is brilliant.

[@aceofspades6667]

Aurora is special she’s something else

[@andersross9273]

You should listen to the live vivo performance of Potion for Love. It's stunning.

[@raeharris3274]

I'm not sure where to place suggestions but please (if you havent already) check out Wardruna and Aurora, Helvegen. Then look at Wardruna themselves, Einar Selvik is truly amazing.

[@laribergantin7097]

about Murder Song, it's really interesting to see how different people interpret it differently. I watched another reaction video and the man started crying so bad, cause it reminded him of his late dog, who had to be euthanized yesss, definetely check out the mv for Running With The Wolves and I would recommed Under The Water and Black Water Lilies as well (that is, from young Aurora) should check older Aurora too, she is much less shy on stage

[@KatDorroughMusic]

There’s such a long list of things I could list that make her just one of the most talented humans on the planet but what I think gets overlooked a lot…coming from an instrumentalist (flute) she plays her voice like an instrument with the mastery of a virtuoso. Her fuuuuuuucking DYNAMICS!! She’s not in front of a dynamic mic she can back off of like most vocalists need to do to control their dynamics. She just has such control of her instrument that she can get her voice down to absolutely nothing and still not degrade the quality of the sound coming out of her in the slightest. I don’t think I’ve seen that kind of control vocally anywhere.

[@Oldperson-wt3ui]

That is really interesting, thanks for sharing your expertise on her talent, she is my favorite, but I have no musical background to use to evaluate with. Nice to know I have such excellent taste, lol.. thanks again

[@KatDorroughMusic]

@@Oldperson-wt3ui absolutely! You can hear it the best here in Murder song. If you go to her final chorus with the big build and then she drops to the softest, most delicate barely there vocals with no quality drop off…it all sounds so effortless but…seriously….that’s incredibly difficult to do especially at the level that she does it every single time!

[@Oldperson-wt3ui]

@@KatDorroughMusic That I do see, singing seems so very effortless for her. She is my favorite MULTI talented artist, I am a W&W, thanks again for taking the time to tell me how truly extraordinary she is.😍

[@rachel-in-the-208]

Oh I love her so much! I just love this type of singing.

[@delmarcross3491]

Running with the wolf's is my favorite jam the music video rock's. I seen Aurora 6 times in the US 2022. That song rock's with her band. I always look for Aurora reactions and contents.

[@winterprism9227]

All of her videos are just as meaningful as her live performances.. What I absolutely adore about this song, in particular, is she is literally howling that she is running with the wolves... idk if you have any kids but she actually sang Into The Unknown from Frozen II, as well. And I still think you would like Queendom.

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

Aurora ist einzigartig. Gruß und Liebe aus Schleswig-Holstein.

[@bathykolpyan]

I hope you react to the live performance of 'Churchyard' live at KEXP!! really amazing and interesting to watch too!

[@heatherbarr9755]

I really appreciate your thoughtful, insightful, and illuminating commentary. Such a pleasure to share in your reaction to this amazing artist.

[@Sparksisacodename]

They have a live cover of David Bowie’s “Life on Mars” that made me cry when I first heard it. HIGHLY recommend!

[@sarahmarie9519]

You need to react to her performance of The Seed on the KZbin channel Like A Version. It's ethereal. It's where I discovered her and I was in awe of that performance. That and she performed a whole concert in a Norwegian forest that was magical. Her performance of All Is Soft Inside is one of the best live performances I've ever seen. I would have given up live music entirely just to have gotten to be there for that one song in that one concert.

[@reverbva]

She has matured production wise. You can see this in the doc Once Aurora. She fights management to make the albums she wants (Step 1 & Step 2).

[@kathrineo7859]

She is such a unique soul, I love her! You need to check out either The seed (the music video as well is great), or a live version of her cover of Life on Mars! Stunning!

[@hakanandersson1276]

YOU🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘AURORA❤❤❤❤❤

[@shawnlopez2317]

Great reaction and yes there is an MV for Running With The Wolves, also I recommend the MVs for The Seed and Cure For Me, as always the lives for those are great but the MV for those are fantastic, I also like Animal as well.

[@Casin]

Love that you’re continuing to listen to Aurora! The vids you’ve seen so far are from early in her career where she was still quite shy on-stage. I think it'd also be cool to check out these newer performances so you can see just how much her stage presence has grown: All is Soft Inside at KEXP (filmed in 2019) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4SVmomZfN-Shc0 The Seed at COP26, timestamp 39:35 (filmed in 2022): kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3mzeoOahc2IhpIm35s

[@idunnhatling5481]

You should check out Aurora's performance of Helvegen with Wardruna! I think you would love that : D

[@vibes1st]

Immediately I knew 😂

[@shawna3350]

Running with the Wolves has a great music video. I think you'll really like it, in addition to the studio recorded version of the song. As you suspected, the studio recording has a much fuller sound with more production and layers, etc. I'm looking forward to seeing your reaction, if you decide to watch it! I luv Aurora!

[@Josian-ps7fb]

It's 3:35 AM here, and I guess I should really go to sleep, but Aurora's Tiny Desk Concert is just amazing, I just can't get enough of it. I want to know what you think of her raw talent. It was the kind of performance she's able to do that crushed the wary/dubious distance I usually have with "talented solo singers". She's so nervous between songs, but she sings so well, just living and delivering her songs (with nothing to hide, as you said). It's simply her essence as a singer, as a singing story teller, that we see here. How beautifu, magnificent. And Odd Martin is great too, to say the least. Thanks a lot for that, for this really nice reaction to young Aurora, this already so talented singing story teller, and Odd Martin Skålnes, really great here.🙂👍

[@yansenpai2198]

same bro its 2:50am I have exam tommorow but all I'm doing is listening to different Aurora videos. She is just so magical

[@Josian-ps7fb]

@@yansenpai2198 I hope she brought you luck!🙂

[@ommid4667]

Thanks or your patience, bro :)!

[@basto1d]

One thing you'll notice after having heard her live enough times are that her technique and pitch are so perfect, she is only off pitch when she wants to. It's insane.

[@Lulabee2024]

Hi there! great reaction as usual :) Its my take that the Murder song is about (perhaps) an assisted suicide but of course she leaves it to the listener. :) I absolutely LOVE the Tiny Desk Concerts and I agree with you ..THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST.

[@izzyeis5752]

oh interesting. i was thinking maybe loss of innocence, in the way of being told or finding out the world is not all sunshine and rainbows the way children think it is.

[@lillm6874]

😍❤️😍 She’s such an amazing storyteller💕 I’m definitely here for the mv🤩🤩

[@Oldperson-wt3ui]

me too, I love this song in every performance and also the MV. He needs to see her dancing to this live, she is so awesome

[@lillm6874]

@@Oldperson-wt3uiAgreed, so many great versions of this song 😍🥰

[@Oldperson-wt3ui]

@@lillm6874 🥰😍

[@elisareza1294]

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this Aurora content

[@sarahk3925]

Murder song live at the Nobel peace prize concert, that is just so raw and emotional definitely watch that one if you haven't. It is incredible

[@Adonna2424]

She's a gift. Can't wait to see how you like the MV for Running with the Wolves! I love all her music but The Seed, Animal and A Dangerous Thing are my favs. 💜

[@paulkossak7761]

I've seen this numerous times. It is a glimpse of the artist she was to become.

[@DemonBroStolas]

I'm really glad that you like Aurora as well. A good friend of mine, Lindy, the female vocalist of Wardruna (pronounced 'Vadoona', not sure why so many pronounce it 'War-druna' lol, shared with me her song with Einar and Aurora, 'Helvegen'. I think you would really enjoy the live version.

[@fictionallove_2416]

Her lives are amazing ❤

[@ordinaryvalley]

A brilliant aspie girl ❤

[@GhostlyEcheveria]

Running with the Wolves is one Aurora song I would recommend listening to the studio version, and the music video. There are a few Aurora songs that I would recommend the studio version over live versions, and this is one of them. This and "The Seed". I once heard a reactor comment that she wasn't the best vocalist, and he was comparing her to people like Ariana Grande, who is undeniably a fantastic vocalist. The thing is, pop vocalists can belt out songs, but they can't make you feel what they are singing the same way Aurora can.

[@nori9111]

Running With the Wolves is a great song and it's also in a great and beautifully animated movie called Wolfwalkers which I highly recommend c:

[@soleywolfgangsdottir]

wait until you listen to eivor, falling free live at the old theater in torshavn!

[@cutaway79]

Aurora is obviously great! But you gotta give credit to the guitarist, and his harmonies.

[@jennberk7340]

For a completely different live Aurora experience, I highly recommend the All is Soft Inside performance for KEXP. At the time of recording it she’d definitely found her sense if stage presence and it’s a totally different side of her. Also the full band is phenomenal.

[@afrisv]

Cool! I like this one and the many acoustic sets she did with Odd Martin (and sometimes drummer/producer Magnus) early on. Clearly shy and not comfortable performing yet (serious introvert, so it took her some time). She's just so fascinating to watch, and she says the emotions making her write the song in the first place returns when she performs. She still moves her arms a lot, but her movements are more flowing these days. I've probably seen too many of her performances when I know when her eyes are going to widen during "Running With The Wolves" 😅.

[@oliverjackson5070]

You have to do "Warrior".

[@walterF205]

If you appreciate live performances, I strongly suggest two among many: one is "Aurora - Full performance (Live at the Current)", twelve minutes of acoustic and visual perfection. The second is "Aurora - Full performance (Live on KEXP)" the twenty-eight minutes that introduced me to this Norwegian gem.

[@Funklespark]

Exactly the two performances i would have recommended as well!

[@Larry.cupcaks]

You deffinately should watch running with the wolves music video

[@schlurosaurusrex2827]

Thanks for your nice reaction! It helps me relive my first encounters with this wonderful artist! Love it!

[@Tarkus_]

Awesome watching that concert with you again, man! Can't wait to see your reaction to the RWTW video. It's a pretty cool video, and the studio version does indeed have great production, including some awesome background vocals (from Aurora herself). You should also check out Murder Song again from the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize concert. Her performance was absolutely phenomenal. It's another acoustic version, but way, way more intense!

[@elvira4702]

Hi great reaction, you should check out her song "The Seed" !:)) It`s great and has a lot of energy:))

[@lorihutchinson9485]

Great reaction. Love your channel. So smart and thoughtful.

[@666sdkfz]

Excellent reflections ! Cheers from Norway

[@RafaelSwit]

John, if you’d like to hear and see her singing live, but also learn more about her in the process, check out video titled ‘AURORA HAIK Full Version (English Subtitles)’… the video culminates with a very unusual mini concert. Incredibly inspiring!

[@vincentdarkrosrayne]

i remember when i first saw Aurora it was for the Runaway song. And i thought she was around her mid teens. cause i remember an artist called Ambeon that sang pretty dark songs and she was 14. But then i was surprised that Aurora is about my age. maybe couple years younger. I think she was 22 when the promotion for the album these songs are on, came out.

[@memoiredutemps5763]

💙💙💙💙💙 ! écoutez AURORA 'Through The Eyes Of a Child' et "Lucky" en liive at Nidarosdomen

[@dlbwoodbury]

I love this performance! Thx.

[@cathy8070]

U r a true artist John 🇨🇦♥️🇨🇦

[@hakanandersson1276]

Subs you man for your Aurora reactions they are awesome

[@poolhallshark]

♥♥♥ Great reaction, John! Love from Norway ♥♥♥

[@guadalupejazminvilaguillen4786]

Please react to my favorite two live performances from her! 1. I went too far (At the Honda Stage) 2. Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.

[@tx0h]

thats a enjoyable reaction. i also saw your recent heilung reaction and because you liked heilung as well, the next logic reaction would be the cooperation between wardruna and aurora on the song helvegen. the heilung female singer, maria, shines in the song in maidjan from the same concert.