We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. The dark drama of Austra’s first album Feel It Break is less prominent on the Toronto synth band’s ...

When Austra released their debut, 'Feel It Break,' in 2011, fans and critics alike praised the Toronto art-punk outfit, and the album was shortlisted for Canada's prestigious Polaris Music Prize. The ...

With Olympia, Canadian band Austra seems poised for a breakout. On its own, the band has steadily amassed more and more critical acclaim and attention, and the universe of swoony, artsy, ...

There are several noticeable differences between Austra's 2011 album, Feel It Break and their forthcoming sophomore release, Olympia. From aesthetic to sound, lead singer Katie Stelmanis explains she ...

In a 2011 interview with the Star’s Ben Rayner, Austra visionary Katie Stelmanis mentioned how an extended spat of global touring behind her band’s debut effort, Feel It Break, made her “feel like ...

After amassing a huge following with their 2011 debut, brooding Toronto synth-poppers Austra are returning with their sophomore full-length, Olympia. The album will see release on June 18, courtesy of ...

Singer Katie Stelmanis on rooming with cats and trying harder to connect with people You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews and ...

Sad dance music is an art, and few do it well, but Austra's debut album, Feel It Break, with its operatic flair for doomy synths and high drama, suggested they knew their way around a minor chord. The ...

One listen to Austra’s 2011 debut, “Feel It Break,” and it was clear that frontwoman Katie Stelmanis was not like the other girls. She’s a classically trained singer with a pedigree honed from ...

Austra’s 2011 debut, Feel It Break, created a distinct, arresting aesthetic: Katie Stelmanis’s classically trained vocals were the perfect counterpoint to an icy electronic throb. With the band’s ...

NOT long ago, Austra was the bedroom project of Katie Stelmanis, a classically trained Toronto girl with a fondness for synths. On this second album, it's become a collaboration with the group she ...

The propulsive doom-disco of album opener ‘What We Done’; the ’80s electro funk of ‘Painful Like’; the ’90s Chicago house jam of ‘Annie (Oh Muse, You)’: yup, Canadian six-piece Austra’s second album ...