Olympia marked a shift towards a more polished, pop-inflected sound for Austra, incorporating live drums and a brighter production aesthetic. The album explores themes of mythology and the female form with Stelmanis's signature ethereal vocals.
- The album was produced by Frankie Decaiza Higgs and recorded at Canterbury Music Company in Toronto.
- "Home," the lead single from Olympia, received significant airplay on alternative dance radio.
- Olympia charted at number 17 on the UK Dance Albums Chart.
Austra is the synth-pop project of Toronto-based artist Katie Stelmanis. Since emerging in the early 2010s, Austra has been known for dark, danceable electronic music with operatic vocals.
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