A mind stretched by new experiences never reverts back to its old dimensions. On Ke-Rij’s first full-length album after releasing a series of singles & an EP, he explores how the pursuit of his own goals has irreversibly changed him & separated him from the status quo. With a “mind full of everything” Ke-Rij shares profound introspections & societal observations against a backdrop of thumping kicks, suspended synths, & haunting melodies. Aurora plays like a journey to see the Northern Lights, drawing you in with the hypnotic & glassy “Party Favor,” then bouncing between challenges to conventional thinking in tracks like “You Say” & “Card Trick;” Bumping, rhythmic detours like “Faces;” determined motivation like on “Glyphs & Tulips