The new album 'FANTAST' is out now: http://smarturl.it/fantast
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"There has always been something slightly otherworldly about Katie Stelmanis, who is perhaps better known as Austra. Some say that this is something that unites the both of us. I have always been a great admirer of her theatrical pop and her soaring vocals. So us working together is sure a match made in Utopia.
When we combined forces for ‚La Esperanza.’ it was ultimately about stepping out of the dark and into the light, by voicing our inner-hopes. Katie told me that she wrote the lyrics while living in the mountains of rural Spain.
„Esperanza“ she says, is a more romantic word for the abstract concept which we call „hope“. She felt inspired by the word itself and the weight it carries when sung in Spanish, rather than in English and she loves how the lyrics serve as an outlet to sing about her own hopes and desires while leaving lots of room for listeners to do the exact same.
What else is there for me to say? A special one..."
