Aurora (Ben Frost album)

Aurora is the fourth studio album by Australian producer Ben Frost. It was released on 26 May 2014 by Bedroom Community. The album received acclaim from music critics and was listed by many publications as one of the best albums of the year. Several of its tracks were remixed and released in the 2014 V A R I A N T EP.

Aurora
Studio album by Ben Frost
Released	26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)
Genre	Experimental ambient noise[1]
Length	40:25
Label	Bedroom Community
Producer	Ben Frost Daniel Rejmer Paul Corley Valgeir Sigurðsson Lawrence English Tim Hecker
Ben Frost chronology
By The Throat (2009) Aurora (2014)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[2]
Metacritic	84/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Clash	8/10[5]
Exclaim!	8/10[6]
Fact	4/5[7]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[8]
PopMatters	8/10[9]
Q	[10]
Resident Advisor	4.5/5[1]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Uncut	7/10[12]

Accolades

Publication/Author	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
AllMusic	United States	Best of 2014[13]	2014	*
Clash	United Kingdom	40 Albums Of 2014[14]		11
Drowned in Sound		Favorite 50 Albums of 2014[15]		35
Exclaim!	Canada	Top 10 Dance & Electronic[16]		6
musicOMH	United Kingdom	Top 100 Albums Of 2014[17]		21
Pitchfork	United States	The 50 Best Albums of 2014[18]		50
PopMatters	International	The Best Albums of 2014[19]		17
Spin	United States	The 50 Best Albums of 2014[20]		48
Sputnikmusic	International	Staff's Top 50 Albums of 2014[21]		14
* denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

Of Heat

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flex"	2:50
2.	"Nolan"	6:58
3.	"The Teeth Behind Kisses"	3:13

All tracks are written by Ben Frost

Of Light

No.	Title	Length
4.	"Secant"	4:55
5.	"Diphenyl Oxalate"	1:31
6.	"Venter"	6:45

Of the Sun

No.	Title	Length
7.	"No Sorrowing"	4:27
8.	"Sola Fide"	6:27
9.	"A Single Point of Blinding Light"	3:18
Total length:		40:21

Japanese CD bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Rare Decay"	6:35
Total length:		46:56

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22]	116
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23]	151

References

1. Ryce, Andrew (28 May 2014). "Ben Frost – Aurora". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
2. "Aurora by Ben Frost reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
3. "Reviews for Aurora by Ben Frost". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
4. Jurek, Thom. "Aurora – Ben Frost". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
5. Diver, Mike (13 May 2014). "Ben Frost – Aurora". Clash. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
6. Ranta, Alan (23 May 2014). "Ben Frost: Aurora". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
7. Kalev, Maya (29 May 2014). "Aurora". Fact. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
8. Stosuy, Brandon (30 May 2014). "Ben Frost: Aurora". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
9. Olson, Benjamin Hedge (27 May 2014). "Ben Frost: Aurora". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
10. "Ben Frost: Aurora". Q (335): 111. June 2014.
11. Weingarten, Christopher R. (30 May 2014). "Aurora". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
12. "Ben Frost: Aurora". Uncut (205): 78. June 2014.
13. "Allmusic Best of 2014". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
14. Diver, Mike (11 December 2014). "Clash's Fuss-Free Top 40 Albums Of 2014". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
15. Adams, Sean (16 December 2014). "Drowned in Sound's Favorite 50 Albums of 2014". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
16. "Exclaim!'s Best of 2014: Top 10 Dance & Electronic". Exclaim!. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
17. Hubbard, Michael (6 December 2014). "musicOMH's Top 100 Albums Of 20144". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
18. "The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Pitchfork. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
19. "The Best Albums of 2014". PopMatters. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
20. Unterberger, Andrew. "Ben Frost, Aurora (Mute/Bedroom Community) – The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
21. Spencer, Trey (16 December 2014). "Staff's Top 50 Albums of 2014: 30 – 11". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
22. Aurora&cat=a "Ultratop.be – Ben Frost – Aurora" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
23. Aurora&cat=a "Ultratop.be – Ben Frost – Aurora" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2014.