Aurora Aksnes

Aurora Aksnes — known mononymously as Aurora — is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and elemental force disguised as a human. Her music sounds like ice cracking under your feet, like seeds sprouting in the dark, like rage wrapped in lullaby. She sings not about heartbreak in the romantic sense, but about planet-break, soul-break, the last tree falling while no one listens.

She once said she makes music “for the warriors who feel too much.”
Those are our people.

In 2024, Aurora released a single called “What Happened to the Heart?” — a question disguised as a song and aimed like an arrow. The lyrics speak of a world numbed by convenience, where empathy is an antique.

It’s not asking what happened to my heart.
It’s asking what happened to ours — collectively.

When did wonder become weakness? When did care become cringe?
Why does it now feel rebellious simply to feel?

Riffhaus doesn’t make “collections.” We riff.
We fixate → fantasize → fabricate based on a muse — usually a musician — until their world becomes wearable.

This time, the muse was Aurora.
Her world: frozen lakes, fallen trees, gutted stars, wolves in disguise.
Our translation: knit hearts trapped in ice, fish beneath glass, children dressed like warning signals.

The Frozen Heart Riff is not nostalgia or merch.
It’s a response.
A love letter.
A protest sweater.
A question worn loudly: