I hung out with Katie (from indie electronic band Austra) backstage at The Imperial the last time she was in Vancouver touring her third record, Future Politics. She had just finished a delicious sushi dinner and was planning to go eat a SECOND sushi dinner right after the interview. This latest record was influenced by isolation in Montreal, Star Trek: The Next Generation, heading to Mexico and forward-thinking books like The Accelerationist Manifesto--so I was excited to chat.

How did bleak stuff like the environmental apocalypse get her into thinking about utopias? What sci-fi character would Katie like to be? How did her song "43" nearly kill her career and what is the real life tragedy that inspired the track? Why did Katie decide to have all-female production on this record? How did it feel to be judged for what she was wearing by Pitchfork during her Domino Records debut? What kind of sushi did Katie want to eat after the interview? You'll have to listen to find out!

Tracks played on the podcast edition of the show...

1) Austra, Future Politics (2017) "Utopia"

2) Austra, Future Politics (2017) "Gaia"

3) Austra, Future Politics (2017) "43"

4) Austra, Feel It Break (2011) "Beat and the Pulse"

5) Austra, Future Politics (2017) "Future Politics"

ALL songs CANCON