ALBUM REVIEW: “Auri III - Candles & Beginnings”
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Not the holiday season, although that’s great as well. No, we’re talking about the few remaining hours before the new Auri album, “Auri III: Candles & Beginnings” and their coincidental first tour are coming out! Yes, for us Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen, and Troy Donockley nerds, we’re getting a double-whammy of new music both in the studio and live sense.
So, to do something a bit different, this time, I wanted to record a video of myself and Kathy Criswell doing a deep-dive! We hope you enjoy our podcast review of the album!
Image by Pete Voultilainen
Track List
The Invisible Gossamer Bridge
The Apparition Speaks
I Will Have Language
Oh, Lovely Oddities
Libraries of Love
Blakey Ridge
Helios
Museum of Childhood
Shieldmaiden
A Boy Traveling with His Mother
If you enjoy Bear’s writing, consider trying out her low-fantasy novella series, The Vitmar Chronicles — Volume I out now and Volume II is coming out on August 22nd!
If you enjoy Kathy’s writing, consider checking out her low-fantasy novel, the aptly-named Aphrodite Rising — out now!
READ MORE: On the Record interview with Auri (2018); Off the Record interview with Altamullan Road (2024); On the Record interview with Altamullan Road (2020); Off the Record interview with Timo Kurkela (2024); Guest Interview with Altamullan Road (2024); On the Record with Auri (2025); Guest Interview with Auri (2025); Live Report: Altamullan Road Kitee (2024); Live Report: Altamullan Road Hyvinkää (2024); Live Report: Altamullan Road Porvoo (2024); Travel Blog: Altamullan Road in Kitee (2024); Guest Travel Blog: Altamullan Road in the Netherlands (2024); Guest Travel Blog: Altamullan Roat pt.1 (2024); Guest Travel Blog: Altamullan Roat pt. 2 (2024); Guest Travel Blog: Altamullan Road pt. 3 (2024); Gathering of Geeks - Trivia Showdown ft. Eye of Melian (2024); Guest Listen Back: Auri I (2024)
