Katie Stelmanis, also known as the electronic musician, Austra, grew up playing the piano. She was obsessed from the start. She took lessons and played for hours, endlessly satisfied by the music.

Thursday, Canadian synth-pop artist Austra shared news of her fourth album HiRUDiN, the follow-up to 2017’s Future Politics. Last month, Austra shared the single “Risk It,” which will be included on ...

On Austra's poignant fourth album HiRUDiN, Katie Stelmanis traces a deeply personal journey of growth, queerness and toxic relationships. Named after the anticoagulant released by leeches, HiRUDiN ...

Making music is a privilege. It’s also a poison. “I questioned if I wanted to keep doing it,” says Stelmanis. “Every artist will say that making music is a privilege, but it’s also really hard. It’s ...

Toronto's Austra officially has a new album on the way. The record — titled HiRUDiN — arrives on May 1 via Pink Fizz. According to a release, the new effort "traces a deeply personal journey towards ...

Austra (the project of Katie Austra Stelmanis) has announced a new album, HiRUDiN, and shared a new song from it, album opener “Anywayz,” via a video for the track. HiRUDiN is due out May 1 via Domino ...

Austra’s most inventive album yet, HiRUDiN is arresting on first listen as its many layers vie for space. Made after Katie Austra Stelmanis (known by just her middle name) broke away from a toxic ...

Austra has recruited Cecile Believe for new single "Mountain Baby", the third track to be lifted from her forthcoming HiRUDiN album. "Mountain Baby", Katie Austra Stelmanis explains, "explores the ...

Austra is back with details of her first album in three years, HiRUDiN, which arrives with the lead single "Anywayz". "Anywayz" lands after January's comeback single "Risk It", which also features on ...

Last year, after a seven-year quiet stretch, Katie Stelmanis, the Toronto artist who records as Austra, released her album HiRUDiN. Last week, to celebrate the album’s first birthday, Stelmanis played ...