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Prism Prize Eligible Video: Austra - Anywayz

The 2020 Prism Prize for Best Canadian Music Video was awarded to Peter Huang, for his clip for Jessie Reyez's Far Away. We will continue to profile noteworthy Canadian videos that were eligible for the Prize, including this one from an acclaimed Toronto electro-pop band, headed by Katie Stelmanis.

 Prism Prize Eligible Video: Austra - Anywayz

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The 2020 Prism Prize for Best Canadian Music Video was awarded to Peter Huang, for his clip for Jessie Reyez's Far Away. We will continue to profile noteworthy Canadian videos that were eligible for the Prize, including this one from an acclaimed Toronto electro-pop band, headed by Katie Stelmanis.


Canadian electronic music band Austra, founded by singer/songwriter Katie Stelmanis, has been in the music scene since 2009. With four studio albums, it’s no surprise that Austra has found a signature sound. 

Anywayz is the most recent single off Austra's current album HiRUDiN. The song speaks to the toxicity of a relationship, where at times, it can feel like being lost in a maze - every step bringing you further away from the exit. 

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Directed by Jasmin Mozzafari, the video follows the same themes of the song. “I wanted the video to feel as dramatic and chaotic as heartbreak can be, bringing this fear into fruition," she explains. "The concept focuses on Katie as a heightened version of herself, sequestered inside a barren mansion that resembles a cage of her own spiralling thoughts. She resists moving on, yet as time persists and the outside world thrives, it eventually forces itself upon her.” 

Director - Jasmin Mozaffari

Featuring - Destiny Vania Rettinger

Producer - Caitlin Grabham

DOP - Catherine Lutes

Production Designer - Casey Tuninga

Editor - Alexander Farah

H/MU - Claudine Baltazar

Wardrobe - Nariman Jay

Production Coordinator - Vanessa Gloux

Assistant Director - Jonah Allingham

Set Dresser - Evely Escobar

Steadicam Op - Greg Frankovich

1st AC - Matt Veen

2nd AC - Janelle Body

Gaffer - Ryan Hernandez

Electric - Connor Marsden

Key Grip - TJ Richardson

Grip - Igor Alves

VFX Artist - Andrew Scott

Colourist - Conor Fisher, Alter Ego

PAs - Sam Burns, Bee Langs, Ashley Bowa

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Justin Bieber's New Album 'Swag' Is Here

The Canadian pop star's seventh album dropped as a surprise today. Others releasing new music this week include Canadian/Kiwi roots star Tami Neilson, Toronto indie rock outfit Long Branch and Montreal indie rockers Karma Glider.

The Biebs is back!

A day after teasing a surprise album with an Instagram photo, pop superstar Justin Bieber has released Swag, his first album since Justice in 2021, via Def Jam Recordings.The 21-song opus, his seventh studio album, features collaborations with such songwriters and producers as Carter Lang, Dylan Wiggins, Dijon, mk.gee, Daniel Chetrit, Eddie Benjamin, Knox Fortune and more. Canadian R&B star Daniel Caesar, who was featured on the 2021 No. 1 hit "Peaches," is also credited as a writer and producer on the song "Devotion." Some of the album was recorded in Iceland in April. Streaming links here.

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