After learning the band name Private Life was taken, Stelmanis decided to use her middle name, Austra, which is also the name of the goddess of light in Latvian mythology.

Austra - "Fallen Cloud" from the album 'Chin Up Buttercup' out now via Domino Recording Co. Subscribe to Austra on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv4R...

Aug 26, 2025 · Her last proper album, though, was 2020's HiRUDiN, and today she's announcing its followup, Chin Up Buttercup. The first taste is the audacious earworm "Math Equation." The LP's …

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Aug 26, 2025 · Austra, the pop project of vocalist and composer Katie Stelmanis, returns today with news of her new album Chin Up Buttercup, due out November 14, 2025 on Pink Fizz (Canada) and …

Nov 14, 2025 · Listen to music by Austra on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by Austra including Amnesia, Beat and the Pulse and more.

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 …

Canadian musician Austra has confirmed plans for new album ‘Chin Up Buttercup’. The songwriter – real name Katie Stelmanis – went through the dissolution of a long-term relationship in 2020, a move …

Austra is a Canadian electronic music band from Toronto, founded in 2009 by composer, singer-songwriter, and producer Katie Stelmanis. Stelmanis is the only per...

May 7, 2021 · Named for the Latvian goddess of light, Austra is an electronic band from Toronto, ON, Canada comprising Katie Stelmanis (principal songwriter), Maya Postepski, and Dorian Wolf.