| Hirudin | ||||
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| Released | May 1, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 33:47 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
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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]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Beats Per Minute | 80% [6] |
| DIY |  [7] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [8] |
| Our Culture Mag | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [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]
All tracks are written by Katie Stelmanis, except tracks 1 and 8, written by Stelmanis and Cecile Believe.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anywayz" |
| 3:46 |
| 2. | "All I Wanted" |
| 3:19 |
| 3. | "How Did You Know?" |
| 4:20 |
| 4. | "Your Family" |
| 1:42 |
| 5. | "Risk It" |
| 3:38 |
| 6. | "Interlude I" | Stelmanis | 0:28 |
| 7. | "It’s Amazing" |
| 4:18 |
| 8. | "Mountain Baby" (featuring Cecile Believe) |
| 3:27 |
| 9. | "I Am Not Waiting" |
| 4:34 |
| 10. | "Interlude II" | Stelmanis | 0:34 |
| 11. | "Messiah" |
| 3:41 |
| Total length: | 33:47 | ||
Austra is a Canadian electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, founded in 2009 by composer, singer-songwriter, and producer Katie Stelmanis. Stelmanis is the only permanent member of the project, with a rotating live band that has included Maya Postepski (drums), Dorian Wolf, and Ryan Wonsiak (keyboards). It previously also featured the twin backing singers Sari and Romy Lightman of Tasseomancy. The band has released four studio albums—Feel It Break (2011), Olympia (2013), Future Politics (2017), and Hirudin (2020).
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