Their debut album, "Feel It Break" (May 2011, Domino), came after a long sequence of bands for Stelmanis, representing a near ten year musical progression performing as an artist, then fleshed-out by a full band. The album made into several year-end critics' lists; notably, both the Toronto Star and New York named it the best album of 2011, with the former calling it "an outright stunner". Stereogum named Austra a Band to Watch on March 14, 2011.
Their sophomore album "Olympia" was released on June 18, 2013, from which the first single Home was released on March 7, 2013.
In 2014, the band released their first EP, "Habitat EP".
More settled and dominant than ever, the band's sound represents Stelmanis' influences tightened into a shiny metal ball — pianos give way to keyboards as songs build and pull, their urgent, dark melodies arpeggiating through multiple synthesizers, wrapping themselves around Stelmanis' voice.
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Gaia
Austra Lyrics
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Is the only world
If you kill the ground you walk on
Nobody will take you anyway
Gaia
Will you meet me in the sand?
Gaia
Gaia
Gaia
(Undo the damage before you get an offer)
Gaia
(Undo the damage before you get an offer)
Gaia
(Undo the damage before you get an offer)
The physical world
Is the only world
If you kill the ground you walk on
Nobody will take you anyway
The physical world
The physical world (you can)
The physical world (you can)
You can not go home
Gaia
Will you meet me in the sand?
Gaia
Will you meet me underwater?
Gaia
Gaia
(Undo the damage before you get an offer)
Gaia
(Undo the damage before you get an offer)
Gaia
(Undo the damage before you get an offer)
In "Gaia," Austra reflects on the state of the physical world and our relationship with it. The lyrics suggest that the physical world is the only world that exists, urging listeners to consider the importance of preserving the ground we walk on. The lines "If you kill the ground you walk on / Nobody will take you anyway" suggest that humans are entirely dependent on the planet, and our actions can have dire consequences for our survival.
The chorus of the song repeatedly addresses Gaia, the Ancient Greek goddess of the Earth, asking her to meet the singer in the sand and underwater. This can be interpreted as a plea to connect with nature and recognize its importance in our lives. The repeated phrase "Undo the damage before you get an offer" further emphasizes the need to take action to reverse the harm we have inflicted on the planet.
Overall, "Gaia" is a powerful ecological statement that urges listeners to take responsibility for the planet and prioritize our relationship with nature. It highlights the interconnectedness of all living things and the consequences of our actions on the Earth.
Line by Line Meaning
The physical world
The tangible and corporeal universe
Is the only world
It is the sole life-sustaining environment we have
If you kill the ground you walk on
Destroying and polluting the Earth renders it infertile and uninhabitable
Nobody will take you anyway
Without a healthy Earth, there is nowhere else to go
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Will you meet me in the sand?
Asking the Earth to connect and communicate through our natural environment
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Will you meet me underwater?
Asking the Earth to connect and communicate through our natural environment
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Undo the damage before you get an offer
Repair the Earth before it's too late and there's no turning back
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Undo the damage before you get an offer
Repair the Earth before it's too late and there's no turning back
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Undo the damage before you get an offer
Repair the Earth before it's too late and there's no turning back
The physical world
The tangible and corporeal universe
The physical world (you can)
We can physically interact with the Earth and have an impact on it
The physical world (you can)
We can physically interact with the Earth and have an impact on it
You can not go home
If we destroy the Earth, there will be no place to call our home
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Will you meet me in the sand?
Asking the Earth to connect and communicate through our natural environment
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Will you meet me underwater?
Asking the Earth to connect and communicate through our natural environment
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Undo the damage before you get an offer
Repair the Earth before it's too late and there's no turning back
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Undo the damage before you get an offer
Repair the Earth before it's too late and there's no turning back
Gaia
The Greek goddess of nature and the Earth
Undo the damage before you get an offer
Repair the Earth before it's too late and there's no turning back
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: Kaitlin Austra Stelmanis
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