{"id":23920,"date":"2016-11-06T17:15:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T22:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23920"},"modified":"2017-07-02T08:15:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T12:15:53","slug":"austra-announce-north-american-tour-release-utopia-ikonika-remix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23920","title":{"rendered":"Austra announce North American tour + release &#8216;Utopia (Ikonika Remix)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23826\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Austra-Photo-Credit-Renata-Raksha-Launch-001-300dpi_zps2rc0cs9z.jpg?resize=1024%2C704\" alt=\"Austra\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Austra-Photo-Credit-Renata-Raksha-Launch-001-300dpi_zps2rc0cs9z.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Austra-Photo-Credit-Renata-Raksha-Launch-001-300dpi_zps2rc0cs9z.jpg?resize=300%2C206 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Austra-Photo-Credit-Renata-Raksha-Launch-001-300dpi_zps2rc0cs9z.jpg?resize=768%2C528 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Austra-Photo-Credit-Renata-Raksha-Launch-001-300dpi_zps2rc0cs9z.jpg?resize=130%2C90 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Austra, the recording project led by Canadian vocalist and producer Katie Stelmanis, recently announced their third full length LP &#8216;Future Politics,&#8217; out\u00a0January 20th\u00a0via\u00a0Domino. Now,\u00a0Austra have announced the first leg of North American tour dates in support of the forthcoming album. The Range will be supporting for a portion of the tour, and tickets are on-sale now. See below to find a show near you, and get your tickets\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001Gsx49qVNG1LpXJslYFlT18zo3Uh0FJvKumRtrNDZUDC5SRZ4m-CNej6zzIe-h17tvNLNBQqP96unPgm6wsMj0THlVFXvrc_Bby3v-51271Bkm_urK80gFHjYrxPMFB5_3MQ2oXTP9iKppwl5-FDAufaBD3H24t4JJxR2tNEZejfeog8kJx-xiA==&amp;c=MX4iYAlQKtBBvT-aD0wHHN0vN2RUoDPWpelWWp7eMhnALfz-QVHGSg==&amp;ch=uqPj7zo5ZlPiN7xA6DkEaUKYradNWnGVjc83teGPvy2-MRZxIQd1XA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>North American tour dates<\/h4>\n<p>01\/20 &#8211; Toronto, ON &#8211; Mod Club<br \/>\n01\/21 &#8211; Montreal &#8211; Fairmount Theatre<br \/>\n01\/24 &#8211; Cambridge, MA &#8211; The Sinclair<br \/>\n01\/26 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Warsaw<br \/>\n01\/27 &#8211; Philadelphia, PA &#8211; Union Transfer<br \/>\n01\/28 &#8211; Washington, DC &#8211; Black Cat<br \/>\n01\/29 &#8211; Durham, NC &#8211; Motorco Music Hall<br \/>\n01\/31 &#8211; Nashville, TN &#8211; Exit\/In *<br \/>\n02\/01 &#8211; Atlanta, GA &#8211; Terminal West *<br \/>\n02\/02 &#8211; New Orleans, LA &#8211; Gasa Gasa *<br \/>\n02\/03 &#8211; Dallas, TX &#8211; Trees *<br \/>\n02\/04 &#8211; Austin, TX &#8211; The Mohawk *<br \/>\n02\/05 &#8211; El Paso, TX &#8211; Lowbrow Palace *<br \/>\n02\/07 &#8211; Phoenix, AZ &#8211; Valley Bar *<br \/>\n02\/08 &#8211; San Diego, CA &#8211; Casbah *<br \/>\n02\/09 &#8211; Los Angeles, CA &#8211; El Rey Theatre *<br \/>\n02\/11 &#8211; San Francisco, CA &#8211; Mezzanine *<br \/>\n02\/13 &#8211; Portland, OR &#8211; Holocene *<br \/>\n02\/14 &#8211; Seattle, WA &#8211; The Crocodile *<br \/>\n02\/17 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN &#8211; Triple Rock Social Club *<br \/>\n02\/18 &#8211; Chicago, IL &#8211; Thalia Hall<br \/>\n02\/19 &#8211; Detroit, MI &#8211; Magic Stick *<\/p>\n<p>* with support from The Range<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying the\u00a0tour announcement the have released a\u00a0remix by\u00a0Ikonika\u00a0for &#8216;Future Politics\u0092&#8217; lead single <em>Utopia<\/em>. Take a listen via Soundcloud below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F291317010&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=92908f\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&#8216;Future Politics,&#8217;\u00a0Austra&#8217;s third, and most ambitious album to date, calls for radical hope: <em>&#8220;a commitment to replace the approaching dystopia,&#8221;<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>says Katie Stelmanis, who leads Austra with the support of Maya Postepski (Princess Century, TR\/ST), Dorian Wolf, and Ryan Wonsiak.<em>\u00a0&#8220;Not just hope in the future, but the idea that everyone is required to help write it, and the boundaries of what it can look like are both fascinating and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>endless. It&#8217;s not about &#8216;being political,&#8217; it&#8217;s about reaching beyond boundaries, in every single field.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Future Politics&#8217;<em>\u00a0<\/em>is a collection of urgent, but disciplined anthems for dancefloor and headphones, asks each of us to remember that apocalypse is not an inevitability, but the product of human decision-making.<em>\u00a0<\/em>It aims for a world without borders, where human compassion and curiosity drive technological innovation rather than profit, where the necessity of labor is replaced with time for creativity and personal growth<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>and the terror and destruction wrought by colonialism and white supremacy is recognized as a dark age in human history. The album is radicalism distilled: to galvanic beats, gorgeous, kinetic melodies, and the vulnerable majesty of Stelmanis&#8217;s voice.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by her time living in two cities \u0096 Montreal and Mexico City \u0096 and propelled by economic and philosophical texts she was reading throughout the album&#8217;s creation, Stelmanis was driven to face the world&#8217;s ailments with positivity, purpose, and engagement, rather than detachment or despair. Inspiration also came from European club culture &#8211; Objekt, Peter Van Hoesen, Lena Willikens, and &#8217;90s legends like Massive Attack; in all, artists who understand the dancefloor as a source of radical ideas and radical joy.<\/p>\n<p>Change, Rebecca Solnit (author, activist, environmentalist and editor at\u00a0<em>Harper&#8217;s Magazine<\/em>) writes, comes from<em> &#8220;writers, scholars, public intellectuals, social activists, and participants in social media&#8221;-also &#8220;artists, club scenes, parties, teenagers, ghettoes,&#8221;<\/em> says Stelmanis. <em>&#8220;Every single person&#8217;s idea about the future is valid and relevant, especially the freaks and the queers and the outsiders.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Future Politics&#8217;\u00a0is available to pre-order now on limited edition deluxe colored vinyl with exclusive signed art print, CD, and digital download.\u00a0Pre-order:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001Gsx49qVNG1LpXJslYFlT18zo3Uh0FJvKumRtrNDZUDC5SRZ4m-CNem65saEXaz3nFiu98eFfTkR_jtvTNYzTLuFlAzCx7EmZl8ZUb_ko2Vh4v2udj9oZQhrYPEnkenzngBHDVjdKL1Yvk-8tkjITTaNkpxnDYnLEy657Fs8mZU2AdwABJ50-BmVRCFt5ZTO_&amp;c=MX4iYAlQKtBBvT-aD0wHHN0vN2RUoDPWpelWWp7eMhnALfz-QVHGSg==&amp;ch=uqPj7zo5ZlPiN7xA6DkEaUKYradNWnGVjc83teGPvy2-MRZxIQd1XA==\">Dom Mart<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001Gsx49qVNG1LpXJslYFlT18zo3Uh0FJvKumRtrNDZUDC5SRZ4m-CNem65saEXaz3nRkZ76Kqpqu-t7uWlaCiALtX_bq-ugKlHR7UxNUxWcr0Z4xJkQ3dkYxYm5ZFrtrf2dYVCRbEsfHny-mHRP6MMAfrE_tPQPmNihlHTo1FxXZS3HJ3j9HwaBG7j3u2o8Qlu&amp;c=MX4iYAlQKtBBvT-aD0wHHN0vN2RUoDPWpelWWp7eMhnALfz-QVHGSg==&amp;ch=uqPj7zo5ZlPiN7xA6DkEaUKYradNWnGVjc83teGPvy2-MRZxIQd1XA==\">iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Austra, the recording project led by Canadian vocalist and producer Katie Stelmanis, recently announced their third full length LP &#8216;Future Politics,&#8217; out\u00a0January 20th\u00a0via\u00a0Domino. 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