"Oh no... I've got watermelon ALL over my HEAD!"

Austra put out one of my favorite records of 2011, and they're kicking off 2012 right with a new video for the song "Spellwork." The video clearly aims to prove two things:


1. Nobody in this band is weird
2. Witches are real.



The last 30 seconds or so of "Spellwork" was clearly inspired by this:

"Believe me, you need me..."

So, you're gonna go to Pontiac tonight to see Austra, right? Because you have a brain?

ALSO, for those of you who have foolishly waited to purchase their amazingly good record Feel It Break, your foolishness is hereby rewarded: Domino just today is releasing a digital deluxe version of the record with nine bonus tracks. One of which is this chillingly beautiful cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying." Wow.

Austra - Crying by DominoRecordCo

Zola, meet Katie

So in case you were wondering, my newest musical crush since Zola Jesus and Diamond Rings is Katie Stelmanis. Come this November 29th, Katie and her band Austra are coming to the Pike Room in Pontiac. The only way this could be better, is if Zola Jesus and Diamond Rings were the other bands on the bill. Holy moly, that would be rad! But it will STILL be rad, because look:

Let's all go right?