Feel It Break

About Feel It Break

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. 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 "Woodstock" (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 more »