• Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Nov 14, 2025
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Mojo
    Nov 18, 2025
    80
    Elevated 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]
  2. Uncut
    Nov 18, 2025
    80
    Stelmanis 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]
  3. Nov 18, 2025
    80
    Chin Up Buttercup's opening trio of songs is as powerful as anything Austra has released.
  4. Nov 18, 2025
    76
    Chin Up Buttercup is certainly an evolutionary leap for Austra, but it’s not a total departure.
  5. 70
    The 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.

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