Sunset Studies

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Sunset Studies
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Studio album by
Released30 October 2000
Recorded1999–2000
Genre Indie rock
Length76:10
Label BMG Australia
Producer Richard Pleasance, Paul McKercher, Augie March
Augie March chronology
Waltz
(1999)
Sunset Studies
(2000)
Strange Bird
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Contents

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 Engineer of the Year. [5]

Track listing

(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

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

Personnel

Additional personnel

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References

  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.