Biography

AUA’s second album, “The Damaged Organ”, explores in depth the concept of alienation. While the duo’s songs approach this topic with introspection as well as a sociological perspective, the album is also a story of a search for identity. Musically, this is reflected in a space that seems more boundless than AUA’s 2020 debut, “I Don’t Want It Darker”. All the more astonishing that this multifaceted work was once again recorded in DIY fashion. Before production started, Fabian Bremer and Henrik Eichmann went hunting for strange and unusual electronic instruments, seeking inspiration and new sounds which would expand upon AUA’s already eclectic mix of explosive Motorik beats, Carpenter-esque arpeggios, and surf guitars. The album’s first single, “Islands Song”, also features Annika Henderson (Anika, Exploded View), whose voice adds a unique element to the otherworldly nature of the track, the modulating synthetic melodies of which bring Mort Garson’s “Plantasia” to mind. Compared to “I Don’t Want It Darker”, AUA approach songs like “Death in Space” with even more determination to create their own pop blueprint. Their new compositions are both more complex and catchier all at once, and continue to be carried by the weightless melancholy that has distinguished their sound.