Album Review
Austra - HiRUDiN
3-5 Stars
While the unique sonics and instrumentation are notably brilliant, they at times feel disjointed on a track-to-track basis
30th April 2020, 7:55am
Album Review
3-5 Stars
While the unique sonics and instrumentation are notably brilliant, they at times feel disjointed on a track-to-track basis
30th April 2020, 7:55am
Listen
It’s a B-side to ‘Future Politics’.
12th December 2017, 12:00am
Watch
The clip takes the story of astronaut Kim Nowak as its basis.
29th January 2017, 12:00am
Album Review
4 Stars
Consistently thought-provoking.
20th January 2017, 10:33am
Future proof
The Canadians’ third album is officially out next Friday.
12th January 2017, 12:00am
Screen idle
It’s the latest single from the album of the same name.
7th December 2016, 12:00am
Grubby habits
New video is set in a seedy motel, linking up with the new 'Habitat' EP.
19th June 2014, 12:00am
New EP follow on from 2013 album 'Olympia'.
6th May 2014, 1:16pm
Domino signings ready themselves for November UK dates.
16th October 2013, 12:32pm
Austra would be better, in live mode at least, if they were just a little bit more mysterious.
20th June 2013, 12:18pm
Aurora Mitchell speaks to Katie Stelmanis about recording 'Olympia' in the middle of nowhere.
19th June 2013, 11:26am
3-5 Stars
A bit warmer, a bit lusher and a bit less lonely.
15th June 2013, 9:15am
Toronto group release their new album via Domino / Paper Bag Records.
30th May 2013, 2:03pm
The follow-up to 2010's debut 'Feel It Break' will be released this June.
7th March 2013, 3:37pm
The deluxe edition version of 'Feel It Break' gets released on double CD on the 26th March.
29th February 2012, 5:01pm
Toronto band drop new music vid.
12th January 2012, 3:20pm
Toronto's Katie Stelmanis takes on Tennessee classic
30th November 2011, 11:40am
2-5 Stars
On the whole the remixes don’t quite live up to the original songs.
5th August 2011, 9:40am
The Canadian band have created an otherworldly underwater experience.""
1st August 2011, 10:48am
The band will play two new dates, in London and Manchester.
26th July 2011, 12:10pm
The band have announced the release of the latest single from their debut album.
20th July 2011, 1:25pm
'Sparkle' is the follow-up to Austra's recent debut album 'Feel It Break'
7th July 2011, 1:52pm
Arcade Fire, Braids, The Weeknd and Austra are amongst the names on this year's Polaris Prize longlist.
17th June 2011, 3:43pm
3-5 Stars
Modern, but beautifully dated at the same time.
9th June 2011, 8:32am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.