Austra is a Canadian electronic band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2009. The band consists of Katie Stelmanis (vocals, keyboards), her former Galaxy bandmate Maya Postepski (drums) and former Spiral Beach bassist Dorian Wolf. They played a number of early shows under the name Private Life before learning that another band was already using the name; they subsequently named the band after Stelmanis' middle name Austra, which is also the name of the goddess of light in Latvian mythology. Austra's touring lineup includes twin backing singers Sari and Romy Lightman of Tasseomancy and Ryan Wonsiak of Ze and the Boyfriends.
Austra's debut album Feel It Break was released on May 17, 2011 by Paper Bag Records and then re-released in December of 2011 as a double disc set that consisted of several covers, b-sides and a remix from the Clown of Slipknot.
