“If you’re still feeling drained and deadened by the traumas of 2016, perhaps it’s time for a musical tonic. Like cold, clean water, Austra’s ‘Future Politics’ washes clear the mental muck, leaving you feeling alive again. Latvian-Canadian producer Katie Stelmanis’s aim on her electropop outfit’s third album is, she’s said, “a commitment to replace the approaching dystopia”. Its beats are suitab”
“Although it's an intertextual and oftentimes challenging listen, Future Politics is also a compelling call to action to collectively conceive of the future and its manifold possibilities.”
“With a newly pared down sound, Austra’s latest synth-pop record concerns itself primarily with the dark side of “the personal is political.” But it is essentially optimistic, and presents solutions.”
“Austra start a revolution from their bed”
