Winter Bird (song)

"Winter Bird"
Single by Aurora
from the album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend
Released	20 December 2016 (2016-12-20)
Genre	Folk nordic folk ambient
Length	4:07
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Aurora Aksnes Jonathan Wright
Producer(s)	Odd Martin Magnus Skylstad
Aurora singles chronology
"I Went Too Far" (2015) "Winter Bird" (2016) "Home" (2016)
Music video
"Winter Bird" on YouTube

"Winter Bird" is a song by Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora, the seventh and final single from her debut studio album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (2016). It was released on 20 December 2016, through Decca.

"Winter Bird" has been described as a new age-tinged folk, Nordic folk, and "Enya-ambient-folk dream" with nature themed lyrics. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Music video

In the music video for "Winter Bird", Aurora is enveloped in a cocoon by drones. The visual concept blends technology and art, creating a symbolic representation of transformation and confinement. The music video was released in collaboration with YouTube Music and Carnegie Mellon University's School of Art and Robotics Institute. ^[5]

References

1. Johnson, Tara (4 March 2016). "Aurora - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend". The Music. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
2. "Album of the week: Aurora - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend". Gigwise. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
3. "Aurora gets ready to fly". The Line Of The Best Fit. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
4. "All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend - Aurora". AllMusic. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
5. Graves, Shahlin (29 December 2016). "Aurora - 'Winter Bird' music video". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 26 February 2025.