1. Swedish pop four… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with the name Audrey.
1. Swedish pop four-piece.
2. Five-piece rock band from Muskegon, Michigan.
3. New Jersey-based R&B/Soul singer-songwriter.
1. Swedish four-piece Audrey formed in Henån, Sweden in 2002 and started performing gigs in April of the same year. Having recorded a demo in the studio of an artist's collective in Gothenburg in the summer of 2003, the positive responses were immediate. During the summer and autumn they played more shows, selling over 500 demos in the process.
Moving forward a year or so, Audrey began to develop their sound. The embryo of their dark, suggestive pop took its first form in a run-down music house in the archipelago of Gothenburg. "It was really the worst place, the building was about to be demolished as we rehearsed there. The toilet was broken, the pipes had frozen and there were mice running around on the floor", says guitarist Victoria Skoglund.
Describing Audrey's music is no easy task. If the group has succeeded in finding a central theme, it's a balance in the melodies - shimmering, beautiful moments of pop meet dark sadness.
The harmonies (everyone in the group shares vocal efforts) shift quickly between keys and moods. Straightforward, conventional narrative is replaced by abstract meanings which strengthen the melodies. "I like it when the lyrics can mean different things, that we give clues to our audience. Sometimes we can write quite incoherent things, but we are looking for a feeling in the music", says Victoria.
Members:
Rebecka Kristiansson (bass, vocals)
Emelie Molin (cello, piano, vocals)
Anna Tomlin (drums, percussion, vocals)
Victoria Skoglund (guitar, piano, vocals)
2. Audrey is a five piece rock band from Muskegon, Michigan. They released their debut "When We Were Young" in 2009 at Cornerstone College with producer Mike Cervantes. The six track ep mixed melodic hard rock and swooning ballads. In early 2010, Audrey shifted from a five to four. Drummer Micheal Greenbank moved to Indiana and was replaced by Kameron Chauvez. Guitarist John Tibbits left the group to pursue education and singer Everett Park picked up rhythm guitar duties. The newly formed quartet recorded In early 2010 at 3358 studios, and released "Acoustic EP 2010". This album featured acoustic renditions of songs from "When We Were Young" and introduced new songs "Taking Comfort" and "Rhapsody On A Windy Night". In the fall of 2010, Audrey once again recorded at Cornerstone with Cervantis and in November released "The Flyaway". Derek Gramza joined the group on guitar at this point. More information on said band can be found at http://www.reverbnation.com/audreymichigan.
Members - Corey M. Bickford (guitar, vocals, and keyboards), Everett Parks (vocals), Shawn McMann (bass), Kameron Chauvez (drums), Derek Gramza (guitar, vocals)
Former members - Micheal Greenbank (drums), John Tibbits (guitar)
3. Audrey started singing the national anthem at major arenas and was recently featured on a Google commercial with Sampha that aired during the Grammys. Also, after a lovely freshman year at the NYU Clive Davis program, she is currently taking some time off to release music. She’s teamed up with producer Anwar Sawyer of RocNation and founder of indie label SMG Ent, to cultivate a new R&B electro edge.
Northern Lights
Audrey Lyrics
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Heard you're gone now
I keep in vision you still
Eyes turned into sand
And bidden into frost
Or wherever you...
Heard you're gone now
You might have been
Harbouring in me
Just as like a prayer
You might have been
Harbouring in this
Just as like a prayer
Guide me north
It's becoming too hard
It's hard
The night sends tales...
wherever you are...
I'm not sure
what to say about Audrey's song "Northern Lights," as it's quite abstract and open to interpretation. However, I'll do my best to provide some insight into the meaning of these lyrics.
The first verse seems to be addressing someone who has passed away or left the singer's life, with the repeated line "Haven't I heard? Heard you're gone now" suggesting that the singer is still processing this news. The following lines, "I keep in vision you still / Eyes turned into sand / And bidden into frost / Or wherever you..." create vivid imagery of the person they're addressing, with a sense of this person fading away or being transformed into something else entirely. There's a weight to these lines that suggests the singer is struggling to come to terms with this loss.
The second verse brings in some ambiguity with the line "You might have been / Harbouring in me / Just as like a prayer," as it's unclear if the singer is addressing the person who's gone or someone else entirely. The use of the word "harbouring" suggests a sense of protection or safety, but it's unclear from this verse what exactly the singer is referring to. The following line, "You might have been / Harbouring in this / Just as like a prayer," creates a parallel between the person and some other type of refuge, but it's again unclear what this might be.
The chorus, "Guide me north / It's becoming too hard / It's hard," brings in some sense of direction or purpose, with the singer asking to be guided towards the north (presumably towards the titular northern lights). There's a sense of struggle here, with the repetition of "hard" emphasizing the difficulty of the singer's situation. The final lines, "The night sends tales... / wherever you are...," again create this sense of the person being far away or out of reach, with the night sending messages to them.
Overall, it's difficult to parse exactly what these lyrics are getting at, but there's a sense of loss and displacement throughout the song. It's possible that the northern lights are serving as some sort of symbol of hope or comfort, but it's not entirely clear from these lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Haven't I heard?
I'm aware that there is something I'm supposed to know or remember
Heard you're gone now
I've been informed that you are no longer here
I keep in vision you still
I still have a mental image of you
Eyes turned into sand
Your eyes have possibly turned into sand, which could represent how insignificant and fleeting everything can be, including memories
And bidden into frost
You have been hidden away, like how things can be obscured by frost
Or wherever you...
I don't know where you are, but you seem to have vanished somewhere
You might have been
It's possible that you were once...
Harbouring in me
You could have been residing inside my thoughts or emotions
Just as like a prayer
In the same way that a prayer is a form of contemplation or meditation, you were a meditative presence within me
You might have been
You might have also been...
Harbouring in this
You might have been present in this situation or environment
Guide me north
I need guidance, and moving northward could represent moving towards clarity and understanding
It's becoming too hard
This is getting too difficult to handle on my own
The night sends tales...
During the night, stories and memories can surface, regardless of where you are
wherever you are...
Regardless of where you are, my thoughts and emotions are still connected to you
I'm not sure
I'm not completely certain or clear about what's going on or how I feel
Contributed by Anthony D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.