Decca Nostalgic News: Aurora’s ‘All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend’ was released 5 years ago By Connie Seamer on
Back in 2016, while the likes of the Chainsmokers and Drake were topping the charts with heavy future bass and dancehall tracks, Norwegian singer-songwriter, Aurora, quietly released her magical debut album
All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend.
While Aurora has been compared to the surrealism of Bjork combined with the melodic synth-pop of Ellie Goulding,
All My Demons surely proved her as an indescribably unique pop force to be reckoned with.
After her cover of Oasis’ ‘Half The World Away’ appeared on the 2015 John Lewis Christmas advert, Aurora began to gain more attention. When her album was released, it gained favourable reviews from critics but was often perceived as too surface-level to evoke any emotional responses. However, it was the fanbase (whom Aurora calls her “warriors and weirdos”) that she quickly gained
How the VFX industry will thrive post-Covid
What it takes to maintain world-class creative output in a hybrid-working future
The pandemic has forced creative businesses of all kinds to totally rethink their working model: a baptism by fire that has put a new hybrid-working future to the test. When it comes to creating entertainment content, studios packed with state-of-the-art kit with eye-watering processing power suddenly had to decamp and operate remotely – without breaking stride.
“Just because we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, studios aren’t getting a pass,” reflects Robert Hoffmann, senior worldwide industry manager for media & entertainment at Lenovo. “Locked at home, we’re still craving new and fresh content. We can’t let infrastructure be a barrier between artists and what they’re trying to create. Regardless of the situation, they need to be able to create and iterate as quickly as possible, and often.”
John Lewis general merchandise items will be added to 250 Waitrose stores by the autumn.
The retailer plans to add John Lewis products to its entire 331-strong store estate over the next two years as part of its push to bring the brands together.
The range includes categories such as gifting, homeware and cookware. The lines will be integrated around the store and displayed alongside relevant Waitrose products.
The number of products available differs from branch to branch and is tailored to its size and local customers’ preferences.
The rollout started at Waitrose in Lincoln at the begining of November 2019. The pilot store has more than 1,600 John Lewis products placed in a dedicated section. By the end of the same month, a 750-strong range was added to its Lymington, Hampshire branch, and the concept has been trialled at Waitose in Horley and Godalming, both in Surrey, with over 500 items in the GM aisle since the begining of 2021.
TV Advertising Quiz: PHD Manchester bag £50K worth of free CTV ad inventory for Teach First
Before Christmas,
Campaign, in partnership with Samsung Ads, quizzed you on your knowledge of the industry you live and breathe. The aim being to drive competition among different agency teams and to bring a bit of cheer back into the new year.
We asked an array of questions ranging from Which John Lewis ad came first? How well do you know your SVOD from your AVOD? What connects Vinnie Jones, Anthony Joshua and Paddington Bear? All designed to tease your knowledge and test your insight. And there were two mega prizes up for grabs: