“The worst you look when you dance the better it is, the more beautiful you look to the world…because the world can see that this person is free. And freedom is a very handsome thing to wear…”
— AURORA
AURORA Setlist at New Frontier Theater
Goddess of Dusk (Instrumental Intro), Churchyard, Soulless Creatures, Infections of a Different Kind, The River, A Soul With No King, Runaway, Exist for Love, Artemis (Acoustic), Heathens, The Forbidden Fruits of Eden, The Dark Dresses Lightly, The Seed, Starvation, Giving In to the Love
ENCORE: Cure for Me, Some Type of Skin, Invisible Wounds, A Little Place Called the Moon (Instrumental Outro)
I started listening to Aurora because of her announcement of the Sky: Children of the Light virtual concert at The Game Awards in December 2022. After that, for two consecutive years, she became my top artist on my music streaming app.
I can’t say, ‘Oh, I’m pretty disappointed in myself because I just listened to her lately.. I should have tried her music since 2014 or earlier.’ I’m actually glad I started listening to all her songs at a perfect time because, at these moments, I can only find comfort and a safe space with her music.
I’m a fan of many genres. I listen to grunge and rock music, such as Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Björk, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Pixies, Joy Division, and Pink Floyd; classical music, like Claude Debussy, Beethoven, and Johannes Brahms, and many more; and pop music like K-pop, J-pop, and art pop. I couldn’t care less about the genre, so long as I like the lyrics and the vibe.
But if I were given a chance to thank Aurora personally, I’d thank her for making songs that ‘warriors and weirdos’ can relate to. Perhaps the moment I finally saw her perform live on stage, with her very presence here in Manila, I was able to finally show my gratitude to her.
Yaelokre and ena mori opening for AURORA! I love their energy and I’m so proud of them! T’was genius to choose them as the front act!
I’m so glad I found her calming music as she conveys the message of protecting nature and fighting for life with her ethereal voice.
Whenever I get busy because of my job and life hassles, I can always listen to her music while traveling back and forth from work to my bedroom community. (It takes approximately two hours each way, but traffic could make it three hours each way.)
These days, I feel like my mental health is falling into different holes. It’s like a ball trying to escape a labyrinth, and the puzzle walls are mood and personality disorders, depression, and PTSD. But to love so many things…astronomy, nature, music, omnism, and art…I feel like I can still reach one more day, and I still want to do more and more things. There are so many fascinating wonders in this world… like you!
ANAMEMOIR 
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