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Austra

Canadian electronic music band

Austra is a Canadian electronic music band from Toronto, founded in 2009 by composer, singer-songwriter, and producer Katie Stelmanis. Stelmanis is the only permanent member of the project, with a rotating live band that has included Maya Postepski (drums), Dorian Wolf, and Ryan Wonsiak (keyboards).

It previously also featured the twin backing singers Sari and Romy Lightman of Tasseomancy. The band has released five studio albums—Feel It Break (2011), Olympia (2013), Future Politics (2017), Hirudin (2020) and Chin Up Buttercup (2025).

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Austra

what: a band
from: Toronto
since: 2009
on the air here: 0 songs
still after: 1 song

File card: Austra

members: Katie Stelmanis

formed in: Toronto

labels: Domino Recording Company

genres: new wave, synth-pop

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Formation and early years

In 2004, Stelmanis and Postepski played in a band called Galaxy, together with Emma McKenna. At the same time, Stelmanis started making electronic music at home and was also writing industrial-inspired soundtracks for performance artist Zeesy Powers. Powers convinced her to start performing her songs live, and in 2008 Stelmanis' debut album Join Us, which appeared under her own name, was released through Blocks Recording Club. She toured Europe with Postepski on drums and xylosynth. In 2009, Stelmanis decided to change the name of the project from her own in order to increase her bandmates' visibility, and because she felt too many people were mistaking the project for being an acoustic-folk act.

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Formed in Toronto, Canada, Austra has evolved from more straightforward pop beginnings into a project that is well regarded for blending avant garde production techniques with techno and darkwave influences and strongly queer and feminist themes. Founded by composer, singer-songwriter, and producer Katie Stelmanis in 2009, she is the only permanent member of the project, with a rotating live band that has included Maya Postepski (drums), Dorian Wolf (bass, Moog), and Ryan Wonsiak (keyboards). Former Facebook: www.facebook.com/austraofficial Also known as: ▲UŞ†Я▲ From Discogs (free to use). Their entry