Austra Brings ‘Future Politics’ To Present

Canadian electro-indie act Austra is building up hype for its third studio album, and has a run of dates in North America to introduce the masses to the music.

Photo: Renata Raksha
A press photo for Katie Stelmanis of Austra.

The tour will run from Jan. 20 in the band’s native Toronto to Feb. 19 in Detroit, with a routing made up of clubs and theaters. The group plays pretty danceable music so be ready to boogie at these shows. Select dates are being supported by The Range.

Austra is priming the pump for its upcoming album Future Politics, which comes out Jan. 20. Check out the single “Utopia” below.

The group is fronted by Katie Stelmanis, with the support of producer/drummer Maya Postepski, Dorian Wolf on bass/synthesizer and Ryan Wonsiak on keys.

Here is the routing:

Jan. 20 – Toronto, Ontario, Mod Club
Jan. 21 – Montreal, Quebec, Théâtre Fairmount
Jan. 24 – Cambridge, Mass., The Sinclair
Jan. 26 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Warsaw
Jan. 27 – Philadelphia, Pa., Union Transfer
Jan. 28 – Washington, DC, Black Cat
Jan. 29 – Durham, N.C., Motorco Music Hall
Jan. 31 – Nashville, Tenn., Exit / In
Feb. 1 – Atlanta, Ga., Terminal West
Feb. 2 – New Orleans, La., Gasa Gasa
Feb. 3 – Dallas, Texas, Trees
Feb. 4 – Austin, Texas, The Mohawk
Feb. 5 – El Paso, Texas, Lowbrow Palace
Feb. 7 – Phoenix, Ariz., Valley Bar
Feb. 8 – San Diego, Calif., The Casbah
Feb. 9 – Los Angeles, Calif., El Rey Theatre
Feb. 11 – San Francisco, Calif., Mezzanine
Feb. 13 – Portland, Ore., Holocene
Feb. 14 – Seattle, Wash., The Crocodile
Feb. 17 – Minneapolis, Minn., Triple Rock Social Club
Feb. 18 – Chicago, Ill., Thalia Hall
Feb. 19 – Detroit, Mich., Magic Stick
       
Tickets to select dates are on sale now. AustraMusic.com has the latest on the group.