Austel - aka Annie Rew Shaw - is a Devon-born London-based artist 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 Lykke Li, Austel fuses her background in classical music and songwriting with ambient textures, cinematic soundscapes and contemplative electronica. Her self-released EPs ‘Unfold’ and ‘Cold Love’ received plaudits from the likes of BBC 6 Music, The Line Of Best Fit, O2 Music, BBC Introducing and Fresh On The Net. Austel's self-produced debut album 'Dead Sea' was released in 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.