Austra recommends 5 artists to listen to

Austra (photo by Lamia Karic)

Austra just released her first new album since 2020, Chin Up Buttercup, and following that, she told us about five artists she recommends listening to, including some from her hometown of Toronto:

Austra will be on tour supporting Chin Up Buttercup in 2026, including a Brooklyn show at Baby’s All Right on January 11. See all dates, and stream the album below.

AUSTRA: 2026 TOUR DATES
Jan. 9, 2026 Ottawa, ON Galerie SAW Gallery
Jan. 10, 2026 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
Jan. 11, 2026 Brooklyn, NY Baby’s All Right
Jan. 13, 2026 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
Jan. 14, 2026 Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag
Jan. 16, 2026 Chicago, IL Sleeping Village
Jan. 17, 2026 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry
Jan. 20, 2026 Austin, TX 29th Street Ballroom
Jan. 21, 2026 Dallas, TX Dada Dallas
Jan. 23, 2026 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy Theatre
Jan. 24, 2026 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Jan. 26, 2026 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
Jan. 27, 2026 Seattle, WA Madame Lou’s
Jan. 29, 2026 Vancouver, BC Fox Cabaret
Jan. 31, 2026 Toronto, ON The Great Hall
Feb. 6, 2026 Mexico, Mexico Foro Indierocks!
Feb. 7, 2026 Guadalajara, Mexico C3 ROOFTOP
Feb. 28, 2026 Madrid, Spain Sala Villanos
Mar. 1, 2026 Barcelona, Spain Sala La Nau
Mar. 3, 2026 Feyzin, France L’Épicerie Moderne
Mar. 4, 2026 Paris, France La Maroquinerie
Mar. 5, 2026 Tourcoing, France Le Grand Mix
Mar. 7, 2026 Brussels, Belgium Botanique – Rotonde
Mar. 8, 2026 Hamburg, Germany Mojo Club
Mar. 9, 2026 København, Denmark Hotel Cecil
Mar. 10, 2026 Stockholm, Sweden Slaktkyrkan
Mar. 12, 2026 Berlin, Germany Kesselhaus
Mar. 13, 2026 Warszawa, Poland Klub Hydrozagadka
Mar. 14, 2026 Hlavní Město Praha, Czechia Subzero
Mar. 16, 2026 Vienna, Austria Flex
Mar. 17, 2026 München, Germany Technikum
Mar. 18, 2026 Köln, Germany Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld (CBE)
Mar. 19, 2026 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
Mar. 21, 2026 Glasgow, United Kingdom Stereo
Mar. 22, 2026 Salford, United Kingdom The White Hotel
Mar. 22, 2026 Salford, United Kingdom The White Hotel
Mar. 23, 2026 London, United Kingdom Village Underground
Mar. 25, 2026 Dublin, Ireland The Workmans Club