Critical response Writing for
Pitchfork, Pete Tosiello scored the album 6.6 out of 10 and wrote "
Aurora is the soft-rock holy grail, an achievement that transforms American music and rends its creators in the process. The series is burdened by the same strictures as folk musicals
Begin Again and
Juliet, Naked, not to mention low-prestige cable dramas
Vinyl and
Dave: In dramatizing the creative process and the difficulty of genius, the work becomes secondary. Logistically, a narrative hinging on transcendent music is undone when the songs are just pretty good. The album struggles to apprehend Fleetwood Mac's audacity, conflating a '70s rock pinnacle with easy-listening ballads.
Aurora is bold only as far as tribute-band supergroups go." Tilly Pearce of
Den of Geek summarized "for an album based on a TV show,
Aurora has no right to be this dang good – full of earworm tracks that will remain in your head for ages." Vicky Greer in his review for
The Line of Best Fit gave 7/10 and wrote "Purists might be jarred by the fact that the series' version of
Aurora bears little resemblance to the book, but don't let that put you off – this album captures all the magic and intensity created by Taylor Jenkins Reid." Cate Pasterchick of
Beyond The Stage also rated the same and summarised "While the album could never outdo its non-fictional equivalents,
Aurora serves its purpose of emulating the greats.
Aurora is nostalgic, but it's not the heart and soul of 70s music. That kind of magnetism can only be found in the original era. With that being said, Daisy Jones & The Six's one and only album beautifully immortalizes the beloved book."
Will Hodgkinson of
The Times stated, "For a Seventies band who never existed, this is pretty authentic". Marcy Donelson of
AllMusic wrote: "In the end, while Aurora plays out more like a cast album than unearthed period vinyl, it does hover on the spectrum, and the actor/musicians come to play while songs suggest the intended period Los Angeles music scene, if they rarely stand strong enough on their own to create their own legend."
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