This song is awesome.

Artist: Austra

Song: Lose It

Album: Feel It Break

I haven’t been stopped dead in my tracks by a song in a long time. This song did this for 5 repeats in a row. I just sat there, taking in that achingly beautiful voice and trying to understand what that sound was. That beautiful sound. I haven’t heard anything like it. 

Just listen to these words, mixed with that soaring, gorgeous operatic voice:

Don’t wanna lose you, don’t wanna lose / Don’t wanna lose you, don’t wanna lose / I get impatient, with every word / The more you ask me, the more I’ve heard / This is a thirst that I’ve never had / I’ve never bled for another man.

Wow. I dare you not to tell everyone you know about this song.

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P.S. - They’re from Toronto. For the first time in a while, we have a band to brag about.

P.P.S. - Watch this excellent live performance from SXSW