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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Katie Austra Stelmanis' music project Austra was influenced by Madonna's 1998 album Ray of Light and was co-produced with Kieran Adams.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic
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MojoNov 18, 2025Elevated by Austra's opera-trained vocal, thrilling fluctuations confirms she's progressed from grief to anger, and with serene finale Good Riddance, acceptance. [Dec 2025, p.84]
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Nov 18, 2025Chin Up Buttercup's opening trio of songs is as powerful as anything Austra has released.
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UncutNov 18, 2025Stelmanis using her hurt as fuel for a series of sleekly designed tracks that alternate between surging, propulsive pieces of dancefloor-ready catharsis and more delicate yet still dramatic passages that emphasise the most crystalline properties of Stelmanis' voice. [Review of the Year 2025, p.21]
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Nov 18, 2025Chin Up Buttercup is certainly an evolutionary leap for Austra, but it’s not a total departure.
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Nov 18, 2025The sonic palette wanders into romantic and mythical laments and as a result the actual relationship loss is portrayed as cosmic. This could be seen as melodramatic or overblown at times but given the notion of the all encompassing love at its heart is also, perhaps unavoidable. .... Vocally, she continues to be a force.