K's Rainy Day Tunes: Austra

Contrary to what my title says, it is not raining in my small town today. In fact, it is quite sunny, if a little on the chilly side. However, in my head there's always some form of struggle, and with that comes music which suits the mood, and it's often the stuff that I imagine would be great on a rainy day.

I came home this evening from a very busy week, and immediately started looking for some music worthy of being posted here. There are now a lot of things that I don't have done, but I feel like this is worth it for all of the fans out there. I am quite pleased with what I found, and impressed with where I found it.

Today's artist is featured this week on iTunes (at least for Canada). Austra is a Canadian band consisting of three members. This electro-pop band has been added to the "dark music" or "goth" classification. Katie Stelmanis was an opera student, and her voice is "powerful, bruised and otherworldly, it haunts these tracks, holding back in the shadows until it's time to provide its shock impact..." As such, it adds something to this music which sets it apart from other bands. Austra's songs have a rich and interesting sound which can take you away on a magical journey through the musicality and lyrics of the songs.

If you are interested in today's band, please head on over to Austra's website. There you will find a free download as well as links to Twitter, Myspace and even Tumblr. 

I hope you enjoyed the post, and I would like to thank you for your continued support.

Ciao,

K.