Katie Stelmanis’ band/project Austra is currently on tour. During a Los Angeles stop-over, the Toronto-based outfit stopped in at the Room 205 (an L.A.-based collective) studio to play a song (see below).
In other Austra news, the Polaris Music Prize jury (made up of Canadian music critics!) chose the debut album Feel It Break as one of the 10 best Canadian releases of the last 12 months. Coming soon, Paper Bag Records will release a remix collection called Sparkle, which will include NY duo MNDR’s remix of the song “Spellwork”, July 26. A 6-track vinyl version will follow on Aug 23.
Click here to pre-order Sparkle
Watch – Austra, “Darken Her Horse” (live in studio):
Austra tour dates:
Jul 14 – New York NY – Pier 54^
Jul 16 – Chicago IL – Empty Bottle
Jul 20 – Victoria, BC – Lucky Bar
Jul 21 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret*
Jul 22 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir*
Jul 23 – Seattle WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
Jul 25 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall*
Jul 26 – San Diego, CA – Casbah *
Jul 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Ukrainian Center *
Jul 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge *
Jul 30 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater *
Jul 31 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
Aug 01 – Saint Louis, MO – Firebird *
Aug 02 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *
Aug 04 – Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel *
Aug 05 – Philadelphia, PA – Voyeur *
Aug 06 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
^With tUnE-yArDs
* w/ Cold Cave
Sparkle 12″ tracklist
SIDE A
A1 Spellwork (MNDR Nighttime Remix)
A2 Lose It (Mark Pistel Dub Remix)
A3 Lose It (Planningtorock Remix)
SIDE B
B1 Beat and The Pulse (Still Going Remix)
B2 Beat and The Pulse (Steffi Bass-Break Dub Remix)
B3 Beat and The Pulse (Kool Thing Remix)
Sparkle Digital tracklist
1 Spellwork (MNDR Nighttime Remix)
2 Lose It (Mark Pistel Dub Remix)
3 Lose It (Planningtorock Remix)
4 Beat and The Pulse (Still Going Remix)
5 Beat and The Pulse (Steffi Bass-Break Dub Remix)
6 Beat and The Pulse (Kool Thing Remix)
7 Lose It (120 Days Remix)
8 Lose It (Young Galaxy Remix)
9 Lose It (Mark Pistel Vocal Remix)
10 Lose It (Mark Pistel Funk Bass Remix)
