AUSTRA
Chin Up Buttercup
“I’m so chaotic in love,” sings Katie Austra Stelmanis on “Amnesia,” the cinematic opening track of Chin Up Buttercup, the fifth album by her alter ego and longtime pop project Austra. You know Austra’s astonishing voice – singular and operatic, it betrays a fearlessness and sophistication. She’s the woman you’d be afraid to approach in a bar. Her voice draws you like a siren to the dance floor as the beats build toward the hypnotic chorus of “my life is not the same without you in my arms.” Listen closely and you’ll hear a vulnerability that sets this album apart from her earlier work. This is a grief album you can dance to.
Tracklist
- Amnesia
- Math Equation
- Siren Song
- Chin Up Buttercup
- Fallen Cloud
- Blindsided
- Think Twice
- Look Me in the Eye
- The Hopefulness of Dawn
- Good Riddance