!! OMG, (witchy) new band alert: Austra !!
Perhaps it's the gloomy winter weather. Or perhaps it's because every time turn on the radio it's like I'm suddenly trapped in self-help pop hell, but I'm totally feeling the visceral industrial pull of Austra's new single, "Beat & The Pulse".
What is Austra? It's a new band led by Katie Stelmanis, a classically-trained Canadian rock musician with an operatic voice who may or may not be shawl-twirling witchdom's heir apparent (ie. she sounds a bit goth). The band recently signed to Domino Records and is preparing to release their debut album, Feel It Break, on April 17. In the meantime, have a listen to the "Beat & The Pluse" single and if you like what you hear, watch its NSFW video after the jump.
Austra 2011 tour dates:
Feb 12 - Vancouver @ Goody
Feb 15 - Seattle @ The Crocodile
Feb 16 - Portland @ Holocene
Feb 18 - San Francisco @ Milk Bar
Feb 19 - Los Angeles @ Echoplex
Feb 25 - New York @ Santos Party House
Feb 26 - Brooklyn @ Glasslands
March 10 - Toronto @ Wrongbar
March 30 - Grenoble, France @ Le Ciel
March 31 - Metz, France @ Le Trinitaires
March 31 - Metz, France @ La Chapelle
April 1 - Paris, France @ La Machine
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posted by Kevin on Friday, February 11, 2011
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