Future Politics

Future Politics is the third studio album by Canadian electronic music band Austra, released on January 20, 2017, by Domino worldwide and by Pink Fizz Records in Canada.^[13] The album was inspired by frontwoman Katie Stelmanis' time living in Montreal and Mexico City,^[14] while also drawing inspiration from Massive Attack, Latin-American record producers (including Chancha Vía Circuito), E. E. Cummings, accelerationism, and Judith Butler.^[15] The cover art was photographed at Mexican architect Luis Barragán's Cuadra San Cristóbal in Mexico City.^[16]

Future Politics
Studio album by Austra
Released	January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20)
Genre	Synth-pop[1] new wave[2] house[2]
Length	45:15
Label	Domino
Producer	Katie Stelmanis
Austra chronology
Olympia (2013) Future Politics (2017) Hirudin (2020)
Singles from Future Politics
"Utopia" Released: October 20, 2016 "Future Politics" Released: December 6, 2016 "I Love You More than You Love Yourself" Released: February 7, 2017

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.0/10[3]
Metacritic	74/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	B[6]
DIY	[2]
Exclaim!	8/10[7]
The Guardian	[8]
NME	[9]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[1]
PopMatters	[10]
Q	[11]
Uncut	6/10[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Katie Stelmanis.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"We Were Alive"	4:35
2.	"Future Politics"	4:09
3.	"Utopia"	4:03
4.	"I'm a Monster"	4:38
5.	"I Love You More than You Love Yourself"	4:58
6.	"Angel in Your Eye"	3:14
7.	"Freepower"	5:09
8.	"Gaia"	3:08
9.	"Beyond a Mortal"	5:45
10.	"Deep Thought"	1:09
11.	"43"	4:28

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Future Politics.^[17]

Austra

• Katie Stelmanis – vocals, production, engineering
• Maya Postepski – additional production (tracks 3–5, 7, 9)
• Dorian Wolf – synth (tracks 1–5, 7); bass (tracks 9, 11)

Additional personnel

• Jennifer Mecija – violin (track 1)
• Alice Wilder – guitar (track 3); mixing, additional production (all tracks)
• Heba Kadry – mastering
• Renata Raksha – artwork, photography
• Nick Steinhardt – layout, graphic design

Charts

Chart performance for Future Politics

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18]	36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]	98
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20]	180
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21]	61
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	46
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[23]	12
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24]	29
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25]	7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26]	27
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[27]	19