Chapter one: the debut (Feel It Break, 2011)
The debut (see our features): Feel It Break (2011) — the "Lose It" (see our features), the "Beat and the Pulse" (see our features) — the Stelmanis (see our features) classically trained voice (see our features) soaring (see our features) over (see our features) the minimal synths (see our features) — the Polaris shortlist (see our features) recognizing (see our features) the distinctiveness (see our features).
Chapter two: the evolution
The evolution (see our features): Olympia (see our features) and (see our features) Future Politics (see our features) broadening (see our features) the palette (see our features) — the politics (see our protest feature) entering (see our features) the confessionals (see our features), the dance floor (see our features) getting (see our features) larger (see our features) while (see our features) the (see our features) intimacy (see our features) held (see our features).
Chapter three: the operatic synth's uniqueness
The uniqueness (see our features): the voice (see our features) — classically trained (see our features), unmistakably powerful (see our features) — the synths (see our features) minimal (see our features) and (see our features) dark (see our features), the combination (see our features) unlike (see our features) anyone (see our features) else (see our features). Austra (see our features) carved (see our features) the (see our features) operatic synth (see our features) niche (see our features) and (see our features) holds (see our features) it (see our features) still* (see our features). The (see our features) confessionals (see our features) continue (see our features). The (see our features) voice (see our features) soars (see our features). The (see our features) synths (see our features) pulse (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
Who is Austra?
Katie Stelmanis’s Toronto project — operatic electronica, dark confessionals over synths.
What is Austra’s best album?
Feel It Break (2011) — the Polaris-shortlisted debut that established the sound.
What makes Austra unique?
The classically trained voice over minimal dark synths — a combination unlike anyone else.