Julia Belle - Aurora

Pōneke singer-songwriter Julia Belle enters a new chapter with ‘Aurora’, an atmospheric indie-pop single that explores longing, nostalgia and the fantasies we create around the people we can’t let go of. The first taste of Julia’s upcoming sophomore EP, ‘Aurora’ marks a natural evolution from the folk-pop foundations of her debut EP Dreamland, expanding her sound into something more cinematic, layered and emotionally restless while retaining the intimate, confessional songwriting at the heart of her work. The song began with a strange night spent listening to Pink Floyd with an old flame. When Julia mentioned the aurora, he told her it didn’t exist in this part of the world - before putting on The Dark Side of the Moon. That surreal moment became the starting point for a song about memory, escapism and the strange ways we romanticise people and moments long after they’re gone. As references to Pink Floyd weave through the track, ‘Aurora’ captures the feeling of being caught between reality and the version of someone that exists in your head - knowing something has ended, while still finding yourself returning to it.