Paul SmithToronto-based Austra is set to release a brand new four-track ‘Habitat’ EP on June 16th.
‘Habitat is an old song that we’ve waited almost three years to release’, says the band’s Katie Stelmanis. ‘It didn’t seem to fit with the sounds of Feel it Break or Olympia, so we decided to finally put it out as a single along with 3 new instrumental tracks. There’s a lot of live versions of the song online but people have always pressed us to make a proper recording, so we are especially excited to announce these limited-edition physical copies of the EP. It’s a euro-style computer music experiment produced with love from me, Maya, and Dorian.”
The band recently completed US west coast dates with Chvrches after having performed at Coachella. In addition to a series of upcoming North American festivals the band have several UK and European shows over the summer, including a show at Oval Space in London on 10th July.
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Habitat EP tracklisting:
1. Habitat
2. Doepfer
3. Bass Drum Dance
4. Hulluu
Austra upcoming tour dates are as follows…
24-05 George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
07-06 Toronto, ON – Field Trip Festival
21-06 Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Jazz Festival
03-07 Arosa, ES – Festival Do Norte Isla De Arosa
05-07 La Geltru, ES – Vida Festival Vilanova I
10-07 London, UK – Oval Space
11-07 Liege, BE – Les Ardentes Music Festival
14-07 Bruges, BE – Cactus Festival
19-07 Chiaverano, IT – A Night Like This Festival
09-08 Squamish, BC – Squamish Festival
05-09 Berlin, DE – Festival Berlin
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