Pop-vocalist Austra released the third and final teaser track before her upcoming album Chin up Butter Cup which debuts later this week. “Fallen Cloud”, the new track follows both “Math Equation” and “Siren Song” in this upcoming synth-pop album. This album marks Austra’s first solo album since 2020 when she debuted HiRUDiN. 

The single is quick and upbeat with heavy synth and there is an eerie undertone that translates into the video. The video depicts various scenes throughout, starting simply with a woman on a beach crawling across the shore and through the water. She then makes her way throughout the desert and even forest as a bevy of videos, graphics, and computer script flash in an out of the fame. The other scenes that are overlaid with Austra are form old dance videos and even cartoons. At one point she is joined on screen by a man who makes some appearances throughout the final minutes of the video. There are also shots woven into the video where Austra is singing and looking up to the “Fallen Cloud” she references in her song.

The sprawling natural scenes contrasted by the neon colors of the glowing shapes stand in adequate contrast to the balance between Austra’s clean vocals and the electric sound of the synth and the drum loop. The loop along with some deep synth are what drive the song and give it its upbeat tone. Austra’s smooth vocals seem to float over the track in the same way the clouds would over one of the landscape scenes in the video.

Along with the two other singles, all signs lead to this being another strong project from Austra set to release in less than 24 hours. Chin UP Buttercup will have 10 total tracks and the run time for the album has yet to be released. However, since the first two three singles average around three and a half to four minutes, expect much of the same for the rest.

Photo credit: Sharon Alagna