Auri (album)

Auri is the debut album by the Finnish/English progressive folk band of the same name. It was released on March 23, 2018 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Track listing

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.

Auri

• Johanna Kurkela – lead and backing vocals, strings, engineering
• Troy Donockley – uilleann pipes, flutes, guitars, bodhrán, keyboards, lead and backing vocals, engineering
• Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards, backing vocals, engineering

Additional musicians

• Jyrki Tulilahti – vocals
• Frank Van Essen – strings, violin, drums, percussion
• Phil Barker – bass
• Jonas Pap – cello
• Michael Gill – fiddle
• Lord Paddington – mandolin
• Joomba – equestrian atmospheres

Production

• Tero Kinnunen – engineering
• Tim Oliver – mixing
• Denis Blackman – mastering

Reception

The Sonic Seducer magazine called the album "a blend of ethereous ethno pop, celtic folk, symphonic orchestration, melodic acoustics and a deeply impressive atmospheric frame", and noted how singer Johanna Kurkela's voice complemented the overall album.

Auri reached number 1 in the Finnish albums chart and entered the top 30 in the charts of Switzerland and Germany.

Charts

References