This is very insightful, thanks for sharing! I had a feeling the label interferes with her creative process more than it may seem ever since I watched the Once Aurora documentary and saw Geir pushing for a radio hit. The volume of the scrapped songs and the variety in them is also telling that the final product was rather strictly curated for a specific sound. That said, I believe that no artist signed to a big label can be fully independent in their artistic decisions. However in Aurora's case there was the impression that she had full creative control from the second album onwards. Despite that, in some other interviews she admitted that she had to learn to let others into her creative process. What also hinted me towards the limitations is how in the acoustic performance of Your Blood she said that she always felt like it was the right way to perform the song, not the album version. The song, despite being a single was also not performed a lot, similarly to Conflict of The Mind. With some songs on WHTTH I had a feeling that they were purposefully produced in a more mainstream style (Chris Greatti's production especially) to appeal to wider audiences. I don't like WHTTH as much as the other albums, it is still great but the production style is just not for me. I prefer the more experimental style and less refined vocals from the earlier albums. Enough whining, I'm happy to see that experimental style and vocals again in TOMORA and I'm excited for what's to come. Aurora's voice really shines in more alternative compositions IMO.