Watch: 'Spellwork' by Austra
Ritual and witchcraft in the forest.
The Video for 'Spellwork' by Austra, which appeared on last year's widely-acclaimed album Feel It Break, has just been released. Directed by Yelena Yemchuk (who was behind Smashing Pumpkins' 'Zero' and 'Thirty-Three'), the video takes a forest as its setting and is a harmonious visual accompaniment to Austra aka Katie Stelmanis' dark and dreamy synth pop track. There's a Crucible kind of vibe as two opposing elements of religion and the occult are at play in the video as Puritan-style dress is contrasted with allusions to ritual and witchcraft (as the name of the song would suggest). Other things to look out for: pretty girls feeding each other fruit, an unexpected blow job and pastel-coloured smoke.
Austra is touring Australia shortly and will be playing the following shows:
BRISBANE — SATURDAY 28th JANUARY 2012
Alexandria Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
AUCKLAND — MONDAY 30th JANUARY 2012
Silo Park, Beaumont Street. Auckland
MELBOURNE — SATURDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2012
Footscray Community Arts Centre — 45 Moreland Street, Footscray VIC 3011
SYDNEY — SUNDAY 5th FEBRUARY 2012
Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) — Balmain Road, Rozelle NSW 2039
ADELAIDE — FRIDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2012
Fowler's Live — 68-70 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
PERTH — SATURDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2012
Perth Cultural Centre — Beaufort Street, Perth WA 6000
SINGAPORE — SUNDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2012
Fort Canning, Canning Rise, Singapore
And some additional sideshows in February:
February 2nd — The Corner, Melbourne
February 9th — The Basement, Sydney
Ingrid Kesa
