Austra, aka Katie Austra Stelmanis, not only announced her fourth album but also a new single with accompanying visual. HiRUDiN is out on May 1st via Domino.
While Austra’s third album 2017’s, Future Politics, was concerned with the external power structures that shape society, HiRUDiN points inward, tracing a deeply personal journey towards regeneration. It deals with the fallout of toxic relationships, queer shame, and insecurity along the way. Named after the peptide released by leeches that is the most potent anticoagulant in the world, HiRUDiN‘s about the importance of healing the self, letting go of harmful influences, and finding the power to rebuild.
Austra’s vocals are haunting then the electric beat is intermixed and it’s utterly enchanting to listen as well as watch. Additionally, Anywayz sees Austra working with Jasmin Mozaffari again, previously teaming up with Risk It.
Of the video, Jasmin Mozaffari adds: “I wanted the video to feel as dramatic and chaotic as heartbreak can be, bringing this fear into fruition. The concept focuses on Katie as a heightened version of herself, sequestered inside a barren mansion that resembles a cage of her own spiraling thoughts. She resists moving on, yet as time persists and the outside world thrives, it eventually forces itself upon her.” In short, watch Anywayz below.
5/05 – Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall
5/07 – New York, NY @ The Sultan Room – SOLD OUT
5/12 – London, UK @ Hoxton Hall – SOLD OUT
5/13 – Paris, France @ Le Badaboum – SOLD OUT
5/14 – Barcelona, Spain @ Mil.Leni Festival
5/16 – Palma de Mallorca @ Mallorca Live Festival
5/18 – Berlin, Germany @ Theater Im Delphi – SOLD OUT
5/20 – Warsaw, Poland @ Niebo
5/21 – Vienna, Austria @ WUK
5/22 – Madrid, Spain @ Tomavistas Festival
