Talk:Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1)

EP?

This release is referred to as an EP throughout the article, but I found that to be a little confusing given that it's the first half of a double album and is only seven minutes shorter than A Different Kind of Human (Step II).

I combed the English-language and non-paywalled references on this article that specifically refer to this title and separated them out to distinguish which ones use "EP" and which use "album". I also did a little extra looking with those specific terms to find some additional references:

Album

• https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-infections-of-a-different-kind-step-1-new-album-interview-2384198 ("Today sees AURORA drop her surprise second album ‘Infections Of A Different Kind – ‘Step 1′.")
• https://readdork.com/features/aurora-feature-oct18/ ("Taken from the October issue of Dork. Aurora’s album ‘Infections of A Different Kind – Step 1’ is out now. She tours the UK from 10th October.")
• https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/perry-farrell-kind-heaven-review-album-tracklist-aurora-different-kind-of-human-a8946411.html ("first of a two-part second album")
• https://www.mysticsons.com/article/aurora-infections-different-kind-step-1 ("Norwegian frontwoman surprises us with this spectacular sophomore full-length")
• https://scanmagazine.co.uk/aurora-music-is-the-one-language-we-can-all-understand/ ("In September 2018, two years after her debut, her sophomore album, Infections of a Different Kind – Step 1, was released without warning...")
• https://www.clashmusic.com/features/like-a-bird-in-the-night-clash-meets-aurora/ ("There to get deep with me about her third album, ‘A Different Kind Of Human’,") - this would make Infections of a Different Kind her second studio album
• https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/lists/best-albums-of-2018 ("Arriving as something of a surprise in late September, AURORA’s second album...")
• https://abitofpopmusic.com/2018/10/01/album-review-aurora-infections-of-a-different-kind-step-1/ ("It was expected that AURORA was about to release her sophomore album sometime this fall")
• https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/aurora-infections-of-a-different-kind-step-1-album-review ("The album is a clarion call to throw off the negative shackles...")
• https://www.nme.com/reviews/aurora-different-kind-human-step-2-review-2506625 ("With the follow-up to last year’s mini-album ‘Infections Of A Different Kind (Step 1)’,") - I could see this being in favour of EP as well since mini-album is kind of a nonspecific term
• https://www.b-sides.tv/2019/03/12/video-interview-aurora-talks-infections-of-a-different-kind-new-music/ ("Norwegian singer/songwriter Aurora released her sophomore record, Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1)...")
• https://indie88.com/stream-auroras-surprise-new-record-infections-of-a-different-kind-step-i/ ("While you were sleeping, AURORA quietly released her highly-anticipated sophomore record Infections of a Different Kind (Step I), which is the first in a two-part album series.")
• https://consequence.net/2019/04/aurora-different-kind-step-2-album-the-seed/ ("Norwegian synthpop artist AURORA is prepping her third album for release on June 7th via Glassnote Records.")
• https://riffmagazine.com/qa/aurora-building-army-of-love/ ("Her last two records, 2018’s Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) and June’s A Different Kind of Human (Step 2),")

EP

• https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/07/aurora-a-different-kind-of-human-step-ii-review ("The second part of what started out as an EP series (Infections of a Different Kind: Step I was released last year)")

I realize it might look like I'm cherry-picking sources, but even when searching with "EP" and "extended play", that Guardian source is still the only one I can find that explicitly says EP. I made a genuine effort to find references that use EP, It's overwhelmingly clear that it's considered a studio album, and I believe this page and all of Aurora's related articles to reflect this. I'd be happy to do that if there aren't any objections. Sock (tock talk) 20:09, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

• UPDATE: I foolishly forgot to include the main source the categorization is attributed to, which is Aurora herself in this video at 0:20. I don't think her identification in a single video is near enough to outweigh the rest of these sources, though. Sock (tock talk) 20:18, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

This was also discussed in Aurora's talk page, where @JBOOK17 answered that it can be both categorizations but since Step 1 was less promoted than Step 2 and was released digitally with a few physical copies released a year later, it made sense for Step 1 to be an EP. However, I get your point and was thinking that we can compile the info similar to Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster or Billie EIlish's Guitar Songs which, for me can solve the confusion and be more understandable for readers. GiankM. M (talk) 22:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

I think you've got it right, and this should be reclassified as an album. We go with what the sources say, and you've provided a convincing case of the consistency with which they refer to this as an album. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 07:07, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Worth noting that Guitar Songs has a footnote showing just how many sources call it an EP, and a similar approach could be useful here. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 07:08, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

I know right, they did a good job in that article. If there are no objections, I can gladly help with doing the new changes. GiankM. M (talk) 23:37, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Good catch on both of those QuietHere, and thank you for the extra context GiankM. M! Given that there's no objection to the change, I'll start by updating this page and adapt those notes found on The Fame Monster and Guitar Songs and work through her other works from there. Sock (tock talk) 13:41, 4 June 2024 (UTC)