PRO Profile - Austra
About
Austra is the brainchild of Canadian born Katie Stelmanis, a unique talent in possession of some seriously evocative vocal stylings who grew up on a diverse musical diet; Puccini, Nine Inch Nails, and the riot-girl greats, just to name a few, having had a significant influence.
For the past few years Katie has been a mainstay on the Toronto indie scene, playing in a variety of bands, honing her talents and consolidating her experiences, until finally she decided to bring in long time friends and collaborators, Dorian Wolf on bass, and Maya Postepski as beat programmer and producer, and Austra was born.
For their debut single Austra, out on Domino Records on February 21st, have concocted a storming piece of leftfield pop, fuelled by surging electro beats and undeniably strong melodies belted out by a voice that practically demands attention. It's the kind of song that will have the more open minded, darkhearted clubgoers working themselves into a total frenzy on the dancefloor.
