Hirudin (stylized as HiRUDiN) is the fourth studio album by Canadian electronic music band Austra, released on May 1, 2020, by Domino worldwide and by Pink Fizz Records in Canada.[2][3]

Hirudin
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
GenreElectronic
Length33:47
LabelDomino
Producer
Austra chronology
Future Politics
(2017)
Hirudin
(2020)
Singles from Hirudin
  1. "Risk It"
    Released: January 29, 2020[1]
  2. "Anywayz"
    Released: March 5, 2020
  3. "Mountain Baby"
    Released: April 16, 2020
  4. "I Am Not Waiting"
    Released: June 12, 2020

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Beats Per Minute80%[6]
DIY     [7]
Exclaim!7/10[8]
Our Culture Mag     [9]
Pitchfork7.3/10[10]

Hirudin was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews.[4]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Katie Stelmanis, except tracks 1 and 8, written by Stelmanis and Cecile Believe

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Anywayz"3:46
2."All I Wanted"
  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
  • Shabason
3:19
3."How Did You Know?"
  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
  • Shabason
4:20
4."Your Family"
  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
1:42
5."Risk It"
  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
  • Shabason
3:38
6."Interlude I"Stelmanis0:28
7."It’s Amazing"
  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
  • Shabason
4:18
8."Mountain Baby" (featuring Cecile Believe)
  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
3:27
9."I Am Not Waiting"
  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
4:34
10."Interlude II"Stelmanis0:34
11."Messiah"
  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
3:41
Total length:33:47

References edit

  1. ^ "Risk It - Single by Austra". Apple Music. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Gregory, Allie (March 5, 2020). "Austra Announces New Album 'HiRUDiN'". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Austra announce new album 'HiRUDiN,'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Mullineaux, Lauren (May 4, 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Toussaint, Martin. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Ouellet, Chantelle (May 1, 2020). "Austra Finds Catharsis and Healing on Breakup Album 'HiRUDiN'". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (May 9, 2020). "Album Review: Austra, 'HiRUDin'". Our Culture Mag. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Geffen, Sasha (May 6, 2020). "Austra: HiRUDiN Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 3, 2020.