Feel It Break
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| Studio album by Austra | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 6 Nassau, Canterbury Studios, Giant Studios (Toronto, Ontario) | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
| Length | 47:17 | |||
| Label | Paper Bag | |||
| Producer | Austra | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Now | 4/5 |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.3/10 |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | 7/10 |
Feel It Break is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic band Austra, released on May 17, 2011 by Paper Bag Records. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented lead singer Katie Stelmanis's voice and compared the band to the likes of Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, Fever Ray, Zola Jesus, and Depeche Mode. Additionally, it was shortlisted for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize, and has received a Juno Award nomination for Electronic Album of the Year. Feel It Break has spawned three singles so far: "Beat and the Pulse", "Lose It", and "Spellwork".
A deluxe edition was released digitally on November 29, 2011, followed by a double CD edition on December 13, 2011 that is limited to 1000 copies. Additional tracks include the "Beat and the Pulse" B-sides "Young and Gay" (written by Stelmanis as a tribute to the late Toronto artist and activist Will Munro) and "Energy"; the "Spellwork" B-side "Identity"; the unreleased B-sides "Believe Me", "Trip", and "Pianix"; cover versions of Joni Mitchell's "" (a B-side to "Lose It") and Roy Orbison's "Crying"; and a remix of "Beat and the Pulse" by Shawn "Clown" Crahan of Slipknot.
"Beat and the Pulse" was the first single and was released well in advance of the album on November 16, 2010. A promotional video was released three months later by Domino on YouTube. Directed by Claire Edmondson, the video shows singer Katie Stelmanis in a room surrounded by scantily clad women dancing in a suggestive manner.
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