Auri (album)

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

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.

Track listing

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.

Auri

• Johanna Kurkela – lead vocals, strings
• Troy Donockley – uilleann pipes, flutes, guitars, bodhrán, keyboards, male vocals (on track 4, 8 & 9)
• Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards, backing vocals

Additional musicians

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

Production

• Tero Kinnunen – engineering
• Tim Oliver – mixing
• Denis Blackman – mastering
• Johanna Kurkela – engineering
• Troy Donockley – engineering
• Tuomas Holopainen – engineering

Charts

References