Hirudin (album)

Hirudin (stylized as HiRUDiN) is the fourth studio album by Canadian electronic music band Austra. It was released on May 1, 2020 under Domino worldwide and Pink Fizz Records in Canada.[9][10]

HiRUDiN
Studio album by
Austra
ReleasedMay 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
GenreElectronic
Length33:47
Label
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
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Beats Per Minute80%[4]
DIY[5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
Our Culture Mag[7]
Pitchfork7.3/10[8]

Critical reception

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.[2]

Track listing

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


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