Austra

The Profile

Austra is a Canadian electronic music band led by Katie Stelmanis. Their debut album Feel It Break was released in 2011.

Formed around 2009, led by vocalist and songwriter Katie Stelmanis; music commonly described as electronic/synth-pop with 1980s influences. Major albums include Feel It Break (2011), Olympia (2013) and Future Politics (2017).

DeBaser's Windsurfer reviews Austra's 2011 debut Feel It Break, praising Katie Stelmanis's powerful, glacial voice and the record's 80s-influenced synth-pop. The album is called dark and seductive with sticky melodies, though the reviewer notes a weaker middle section. Overall a promising but imperfect debut (rating 3/5).