Austel - aka Annie Rew Shaw - is a Devon-born London-based artist, songwriter and producer, crafting introspective, brooding music led by ethereal vocals and intimate lyricism.

Influenced by a wide range of artists spanning from Bon Iver to Thom Yorke, Cocteau Twins to Jon Hopkins, Nick Cave to Elliott Smith, Austel fuses her background in classical music and songwriting with ambient textures, cinematic soundscapes and contemplative electronica.

Having cut her teeth as a session musician performing at Glastonbury Festival, supporting Fleet Foxes with Lyla Foy, and touring the UK with multiple bands, Austel began collaborating with guitarist, producer and music technologist Adam Stark (MiMU Gloves, Rumour Cubes) - developing her own songs with a fresh lens.

Austel’s 2018 self-released debut EP ‘Unfold’ received plaudits from the likes of BBC 6 Music, Killing Moon and The Line of Best Fit, while 2020’s ‘Cold Love’ drew further support from O2 Music, BBC Introducing and Fresh On The Net. In 2022, she released ‘Feathers’ - a ghostly, piano-based reworking of her discography to date, followed by dream-pop single ‘Cut Me Down’, a collaboration with artist/producer Ruby Smith aka post-dusk.

Austel's self-produced debut album 'Dead Sea' was released on 2nd Feb 2024 - featuring collaborations with Grammy award-winning engineer Guy Massey (The Beatles, Manic Street Preachers, Kylie) and renowned mastering engineer Katie Tavini (Nadine Shah, Arlo Parks, Bloc Party). The artwork is by Colombian visual artist Natalia Giraldo Giraldo; a salt sculpture crafted from a cast of Austel’s head. The record has been supported by the likes of BBC Introducing, Fresh On The Net, Amazing Radio, Spotify UK & IE Fresh Finds, RTÉ, Loud Women, The New Age Magazine, Indie Boulevard, and Mystic Sons.

Alongside her work as an artist, Annie is a producer based at Strongroom Studios in East London, currently collaborating with a number of exciting upcoming artists. She was awarded an MA in Creative Music Production by ICMP, with a dissertation titled ‘Open The Gates: Deconstructing Patriarchal Paradigms in Music Production’. She has been longlisted for Breakthrough Producer of the Year and Self-Producing Artist of the Year for the 2024 MPG Awards.

CONTACT

contact@austelmusic.com

RELEASES

Austel - Dead Sea (Album 2024) - artist, producer, mix engineer

Austel - Salt (Single, 2024) - artist, producer

Vida - Better Off (Single, 2023) - producer, mix engineer

Austel - Company (Single, 2023) - artist, co-producer

Austel - Beds Of Stone (Single, 2023) - artist, co-producer

Lionesses Be Brave - Be Brave (Single, 2023) - writer, co-producer

Treehouse - Autumn Street (EP, 2023) - producer

Rookes - Tiptoe (from POPNOTPOP LP, 2022) - artist

Austel - Cut Me Down (Single, 2022) - artist

Austel - Feathers (Reworks LP, 2022) - artist, producer

Austel - Cold Love (EP, 2020) - artist

Austel - Unfold (EP, 2018) - artist