Feel It Break

Feel It Break
Studio album by
Austra
ReleasedMay 13, 2011 (2011-05-13)
Studio
  • Giant, Toronto[a]
  • 6 Nassau, Toronto[b]
  • Canterbury, Toronto[c]
Genre
Length47:17
LabelDomino
Producer
  • Austra
  • Mike Haliechuk
Austra chronology
Sparkle
(2011) 		Feel It Break
(2011) 		Olympia
(2013)
Singles from Feel It Break
  1. "Beat and the Pulse"
    Released: November 16, 2010[4]
  2. "Lose It"
    Released: May 9, 2011[5]
  3. "Spellwork"
    Released: September 5, 2011[6]

Feel It Break is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic music band Austra. It was released on May 13, 2011, by Domino. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its production and the vocals of lead singer Katie Stelmanis and compared the band to artists such as Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, Fever Ray, Zola Jesus, and Depeche Mode. It was shortlisted for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize, and received a Juno Award nomination for Electronic Album of the Year. Feel It Break spawned three singles: "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, limited to 1,000 copies.[7] 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)[8] and "Energy";[9] the "Spellwork" B-side "Identity";[6] the unreleased B-sides "Believe Me", "Trip", and "Pianix"; cover versions of Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" (a B-side to "Lose It")[5] and Roy Orbison's "Crying"; and a remix of "Beat and the Pulse" by Shawn "Clown" Crahan of Slipknot.[7]


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  3. ^ Schuman, Eric (12 February 2017). "Essential New Music: Austra's "Future Politics"". Magnet. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Releases". One Big Silence. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Lose It". United Kingdom: Domino. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Spellwork". United Kingdom: Domino. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
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  8. ^ Byrnes, Lindsey (March 7, 2011). "An interview with Katie Stelmanis of Austra". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "Beat and the Pulse – EP by Austra". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. 10 January 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.