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Hirudin (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Hirudin

| type = studio

| artist = Austra

| cover = Austra Hirudin Cover.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2020|05|01}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Electronic

| length = 33:47

| label = Domino

| producer =

| prev_title = Future Politics

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Hirudin

| type = studio

| single1 = Risk It

| single1date = January 29, 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/risk-it-single/1495355935|title=Risk It - Single by Austra|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}

| single2 = Anywayz

| single2date = March 5, 2020

| single3 = Mountain Baby

| single3date = April 16, 2020

| single4 = I Am Not Waiting

| single4date = June 12, 2020

}}

}}

Hirudin (stylized as HiRUDiN) is the fourth studio album by Canadian electronic music band Austra, released on May 1, 2020, by Domino worldwide and by Pink Fizz Records in Canada.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/austra_announces_new_album_hirudin|title=Austra Announces New Album 'HiRUDiN'|website=Exclaim!|last=Gregory|first=Allie|date=March 5, 2020|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/austra-announce-new-album-hirudin-share-anywayz/|title=Austra announce new album 'HiRUDiN,'|website=BrooklynVegan|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| MC = 73/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/hirudin/austra|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hirudin-mw0003366303|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Phares|first=Heather|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}

| rev2 = Beats Per Minute

| rev2score = 80%{{cite web|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-austra-hirudin/|title=Beats Per Minute Review|website=Beats Per Minute|last=Mullineaux|first=Lauren|date=May 4, 2020|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}

| rev3 = DIY

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2020/04/30/austra-hirudin-album-review|title=DIY Magazine Review|work=DIY|last=Toussaint|first=Martin|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}

| rev4 = Exclaim!

| rev4score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/austra_hirudin_album_review|title=Austra Finds Catharsis and Healing on Breakup Album 'HiRUDiN'|website=Exclaim!|last=Ouellet|first=Chantelle|date=May 1, 2020|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}

| rev5 = Our Culture Mag

| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2020/05/09/album-review-austra-hirudin/|title=Album Review: Austra, 'HiRUDin'|work=Our Culture Mag|last=Pappis|first=Konstantinos|date=May 9, 2020|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 7.3/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/austra-hirudin/|title=Austra: HiRUDiN Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Geffen|first=Sasha|date=May 6, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Hirudin was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews.

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| extra_column = Producer(s)

|headline =

|all_writing=Katie Stelmanis, except tracks 1 and 8, written by Stelmanis and Cecile Believe

|title1=Anywayz

|extra1 = {{flatlist|

}}

|length1=3:46

|title2=All I Wanted

|extra2 = {{flatlist|

  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
  • Shabason

}}

|length2=3:19

|title3=How Did You Know?

|extra3 = {{flatlist|

  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
  • Shabason

}}

|length3=4:20

|title4=Your Family

|extra4 = {{flatlist|

  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald

}}

|length4=1:42

|title5=Risk It

|extra5 = {{flatlist|

  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
  • Shabason

}}

|length5=3:38

|title6=Interlude I

|extra6 = Stelmanis

|length6=0:28

|title7=It’s Amazing

|extra7 = {{flatlist|

  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald
  • Shabason

}}

|length7=4:18

|title8=Mountain Baby

|note8=featuring Cecile Believe

|extra8 = {{flatlist|

  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald

}}

|length8=3:27

|title9=I Am Not Waiting

|extra9 = {{flatlist|

  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald

}}

|length9=4:34

|title10=Interlude II

|extra10 = Stelmanis

|length10=0:34

|title11=Messiah

|extra11 = {{flatlist|

  • Stelmanis
  • McDonald

}}

|length11=3:41

|total_length = 33:47

}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Austra}}

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Category:2020 albums

Category:Austra (band) albums

Category:Domino Recording Company albums

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