Sunset Studies is the debut studio album by the Australian indie rock band Augie March. It was released in October 2000 in Australia by BMG.

Sunset Studies
Studio album by
Released30 October 2000
Recorded1999–2000
GenreIndie rock
Length76:10
LabelBMG Australia
ProducerRichard Pleasance, Paul McKercher, Augie March
Augie March chronology
Waltz
(1999)
Sunset Studies
(2000)
Strange Bird
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
The Australian[1]
The Age[2]
Herald Sun[3]

The album was recorded over the course of a year in five studios with three separate producers.[4]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album was nominated for four awards, winning ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year.[5]

Track listing edit

(All songs by Glenn Richards, arranged by Augie March except where noted)

  1. "The Hole in Your Roof" – 7:12
  2. "Maroondah Reservoir" – 5:05
  3. "There Is No Such Place" – 3:17
  4. "Tulip" – 6:20
  5. "Tasman Awakens" – 4:42
  6. "Believe Me" – 2:02
  7. "Sunset Studies" – 5:34
  8. "Men Who Follow Spring The Planet 'Round" (traditional motif, Richards, Augie March) – 5:35
  9. "Angels of the Bowling Green" – 5:12
  10. "Heartbeat And Sails" – 3:01
  11. "The Offer" – 4:56
  12. "The Good Gardener (On How He Fell)" – 5:26
  13. "Here Comes The Night" – 4:50
  14. "Asleep in Perfection" – 4:04
  15. "Owen's Lament" – 8:46

Charts edit

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 35

Personnel edit

  • Glenn Richards – guitars, vocals, piano, keys, percussion, drums ("There Is No Such Place"), drum programming, banjo, dobro, samples
  • Edmond Ammendola – bass, piano, percussion, electric guitar, piano accordion
  • David Williams – drums, piano accordion, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals ("The Hole in Your Roof")
  • Adam Donovan – guitar, backing vocals ("The Hole in Your Roof"), pedal steel, hammond organ, piano, keyboards, percussion, tape machine, samples

Additional personnel edit

  • Alex Parlas – trumpet ("The Good Gardener")
  • Rob Dawson – piano, backing vocals ("There Is No Such Place"), organ, piano ("The Offer")
  • Cameron Reynolds – clarinet ("Tulip")
  • Tim Neill – hammond organ ("Here Comes the Night")
  • Paul McKercher – acoustic guitar ("Heartbeat and Sails")
  • Gerasimos Grammenos – percussion ("Tasman Awakens")
  • Naomi Evans – violin ("Men Who Follow")
  • Richard Pleasance – dobro, backing vocals ("Men Who Follow")

References edit

  1. ^ Iain Shedden, The Australian, 28 October 2000.
  2. ^ The Age, 17 November 2000.
  3. ^ Andrew McCutcheon, Herald Sun, 23 November 2000.
  4. ^ Paul Stewart, "Marching to a different drum," Sunday Herald Sun, 29 October 2000, page 81.
  5. ^ "ARIA Awards search". ARIA AWards. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Augie March – Sunset Studies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2020.