Future Politics Explained

Future Politics
Type:	studio
Artist:	Austra
Cover:	Austra - Future Politics.png
Genre:	Synth-pop new wave house
Label:	Domino
Producer:	Katie Stelmanis
Prev Title:	Olympia
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Hirudin
Next Year:	2020

Future Politics is the third studio album by Canadian electronic music band Austra, released on January 20, 2017, by Domino worldwide and by Pink Fizz Records in Canada.^[1] The album was inspired by frontwoman Katie Stelmanis' time living in Montreal and Mexico City,^[2] while also drawing inspiration from Massive Attack, Latin-American record producers (including Chancha Vía Circuito), E. E. Cummings, accelerationism, and Judith Butler.^[3] The cover art was photographed at Mexican architect Luis Barragán's Cuadra San Cristóbal in Mexico City.^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Future Politics.^[5]

Austra

• Katie Stelmanis – vocals, production, engineering
• Maya Postepski – additional production
• Dorian Wolf – synth ; bass

Additional personnel

• Jennifer Mecija – violin
• Alice Wilder – guitar ; mixing, additional production
• Heba Kadry – mastering
• Renata Raksha – artwork, photography
• Nick Steinhardt – layout, graphic design

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pearce . Sheldon . Austra Announce New Album, Share New Song "Utopia": Watch . Pitchfork . October 20, 2016 . March 8, 2017.
2. Web site: Austra announce new album Future Politics . . October 18, 2016 . December 6, 2017.
3. Web site: Horowitz . Steven J. . Anatomy of an Album: Austra's Future Politics . . January 5, 2017 . December 6, 2017.
4. Austra Announces New Album, Future Politics . Domino . October 19, 2016 . December 6, 2017 . Killbeat Music.
5. Future Politics . liner notes . . . 2017 . WIGCD365.