About
Aura, stylised AurA, were a Worcestershire rock band who crammed a lot into barely a year. Formed in April 2007, they wrote their own material, led by singer and main songwriter Dave Small, and mixed it with covers from the 1960s and 1970s classic rock and blues records that shaped them. Their five track debut EP, Freedom, was recorded with Gavin Monaghan at Magic Garden Studios in Wolverhampton. The live side was just as busy. They played to around 5,000 people at an open air show at Dudley Castle, toured Holland, Germany, Belgium and France, and shared bills with Walter Trout, Wishbone Ash and Rose Hill Drive. They even joined Robert Plant on stage at a tribute concert in September 2007, and BBC Introducing had them in for sessions more than once. In March 2008 they announced a split, just ahead of slots at the Albert Hall and Download Festival. Small went on to form Naked Remedy, while the rest of the band regrouped as Ananukis.
