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  • Artist: Augustana
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: September 06, 2005
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

A four-piece group from L.A., Augustana combine the introspective grittiness of American guitar rock (think the Wallflowers and Counting Crows) with the wide-angle theatrics of U.K. guitar/piano rock (think Radiohead before they went nuts or a less epic Coldplay). Their debut major label album, All the Stars and Boulevards, feels like it was concocted in a record label boardroom. That's not to say that it was or that all plans hatched in that manner are inherently wrong. The album is still listenable in a strange kind of way, particularly as perfect background music. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Mayfield (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (3:16)
Bullets (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (3:11)
Hotel Roosevelt (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (3:50)
Boston (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (4:06)
Stars and Boulevards (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (4:21)
Feel Fine (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (3:45)
Wasteland (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (3:59)
Lonely People (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (3:48)
Sunday Best (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (3:22)
California's Burning (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (3:45)
Coffee and Cigarettes (Lyrics) Augustana Augustana (4:02)

Credits

Tom Tapley (Assistant Engineer), Brendan O'Brien (Mandolin), Josiah Rosen (Vocals), Pete Giberga (A&R), Karl Egsieker (Engineer), Brendan O'Brien (Percussion), Josiah Rosen (Guitar), Billy Bowers (Engineer), Brendan O'Brien (Slide Guitar), Brendan O'Brien (Vocals (Background)), Justin South (Drums), Jared Palomar (Vocals), Nick DiDia (Audio Engineer), Samantha Benerope (A&R), Dan Layus (Guitar), Aimee MacAuley (Art Direction), Nick DiDia (Engineer), Jared Palomar (Keyboards), Brendan O'Brien (Mixing), Brendan O'Brien (Keyboards), John Craig (Illustrations), Dan Layus (Vocals), Brendan O'Brien (Audio Production), Dan Layus (Piano), Douglas Avery (Photography), Brendan O'Brien (Producer), Jared Palomar (Guitar (Bass)), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Jared Palomar (Bass), Justin South (Percussion)
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All the Stars and Boulevards
Studio album by Augustana
Released September 6, 2005
Recorded Southern Tracks Recording
Atlanta, GA
November – December 2004[1]
Genre Alternative rock
Length 41:25
Label Epic Records
Producer Brendan O'Brien
Professional reviews
Augustana chronology
"You'll Disappear"
(2005)		 All the Stars and Boulevards
(2005)		 Can't Love, Can't Hurt EP
(2008)

All the Stars and Boulevards is the debut album of Augustana, a Californian piano rock band. The album was released on September 6, 2005 by Epic Records.

The album's release went largely unnoticed at the time. However, the single "Boston" was used during an episode of the CW series One Tree Hill in 2006 and propelled the band into national prominence. As a result, the song was used in several other MTV and VH1 shows, and Augustana was selected as a "You Oughta Know" band by VH1[2]. The album was then selectively re-released on September 12, 2006. "Boston" continued to be used on television into 2007, including in an episode of the series Scrubs and The Big Bang Theory.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are credited to Augustana.

  1. "Mayfield" – 3:16
  2. "Bullets" – 3:11
  3. "Hotel Roosevelt" – 3:50
  4. "Boston" – 4:06
  5. "Stars and Boulevards" – 4:21
  6. "Feel Fine" – 3:45
  7. "Wasteland" – 3:59
  8. "Lonely People" – 3:48
  9. "Sunday Best" – 3:22
  10. "California's Burning" – 3:45
  11. "Coffee and Cigarettes" – 4:02

Re-release

The re-released version of the album includes a re-mixed version of "Wasteland," a new track titled "Marie," and live acoustic versions of "Boston" and "Stars and Boulevards."

Credits

Musicians

Augustana is Dan Layus, Josiah Rosen, Jared Palomar, and Justin South.

Production

References

  1. ^ Augustana
  2. ^ Augustana | Music Artist, Videos, Photos, News, Ringtones, Album and Movie Info | VH1.com

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