Aurora (Ben Frost album) explained
| Aurora |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ben Frost |
| Cover: | Ben_Frost_-_Aurora_album_cover.jpg |
| Genre: |
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| Label: | Bedroom Community |
| Producer: | - Ben Frost
- Daniel Rejmer
- Paul Corley
- Valgeir Sigurðsson
- Lawrence English
- Tim Hecker
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| Prev Title: | By The Throat |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
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.
Critical reception
Accolades
| Publication/Author | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| AllMusic | United States | Best of 2014[1] | 2014 | |
| Clash | United Kingdom | 40 Albums Of 2014[2] | 11 |
| Drowned in Sound | Favorite 50 Albums of 2014[3] | 35 |
| Exclaim! | Canada | Top 10 Dance & Electronic[4] | 6 |
| musicOMH | United Kingdom | Top 100 Albums Of 2014[5] | 21 |
| Pitchfork | United States | The 50 Best Albums of 2014[6] | 50 |
| PopMatters | International | The Best Albums of 2014[7] | 17 |
| Spin | United States | The 50 Best Albums of 2014[8] | 48 |
| Sputnikmusic | International | Staff's Top 50 Albums of 2014[9] | 14 |
- denotes an unordered list.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Allmusic Best of 2014. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. 18 December 2014.
- Web site: Diver. Mike. 11 December 2014. Clash's Fuss-Free Top 40 Albums Of 2014. Clash. Music Republic Ltd. 18 December 2014.
- Web site: Adams. Sean. 16 December 2014. Drowned in Sound's Favorite 50 Albums of 2014. Drowned in Sound. Silentway. 18 December 2014. 17 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217125459/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4148558-drowned-in-sounds-50-favourite-albums-of-2014. dead.
- Web site: Exclaim!'s Best of 2014: Top 10 Dance & Electronic. Exclaim!. 9 December 2014. 18 December 2014.
- Web site: Hubbard. Michael. 6 December 2014. musicOMH’s Top 100 Albums Of 20144. musicOMH. 18 December 2014.
- Web site: The 50 Best Albums of 2014. 17 December 2014. Pitchfork. 18 December 2014.
- Web site: The Best Albums of 2014. 8 December 2014. PopMatters. 18 December 2014.
- Web site: Unterberger. Andrew. Ben Frost, Aurora (Mute/Bedroom Community) – The 50 Best Albums of 2014. Spin. SpinMedia. 18 December 2014.
- Web site: Spencer. Trey. 16 December 2014. Staff’s Top 50 Albums of 2014: 30 – 11. Sputnikmusic. 18 December 2014.
