An Austra Australian Tour 2014 has been announced, with the electro outfit heading to Australia as part of the Perth Festival 2014 lineup, announced overnight.
The Canadian electropop outfit were one of the smash hits of the 2012 Laneway Festival, stunning fans and newcomers alike with their esoteric blend of soaring vocals and riveting art-punk musicality.
At that point they only had their 2011 debut album Feel It Break to draw material from in the live realm, but earlier this year they dropped its acclaimed follow-up, Olympia, and Austra’s stocks have skyrocketed astronomically in line with the ensuing buzz.
Austra’s near-operatic vocalist and primary songwriter Katie Stelmanis has concocted an incredibly personal and heartfelt batch of songs for this second album – although the socio-political bent of their early work is still proudly on display – and as well as expanding Austra’s membership from four to six she’s also broadened the scope of their sound into multiple facets of the dance world without relaxing their grip on what made them so vital first time around.
Reviews of both Olympia and the shows from the subsequent heavy touring schedule have been resoundingly positive, sharing stages all over the world with acts the caliber of The xx, Grimes and The Gossip. Come experience it for yourself when they return to Australia next February for a slot at the Perth Festival and sideshows in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide!
Austra Australian Tour 2014
Presented by Handsome Tours, supported by Triple R and Russh Magazine
Adelaide: 13th Feb, Uni Bar
Sydney: 14th Feb, The Standard
Melbourne: 15th Feb, Corner Hotel
Tickets for all shows on sale now through www.handsometours.com
Austra will also appear at Perth Festival, more info here.
