Augie March is one of Australia’s finest, embraced down under with accolades and awards nominations, though States side awareness and record distribution’s been lacking. We hope all that’s gonna change for the Augies this August, when Moo, You Bloody Choir finally sees these shores in all its clever, melodic glory. In a review that’s more 8.3 than the given 7.5 (but what do we know of numbers), P4K lavishes love and likens them to Grant Lee Buffalo, and that’s fair, though singer Glenn Richards pulls off of Grant-Lee’s page as much from Jeff Buckley’s high-range grace notes. “One Crowded Hour” is a superb starting point if you’ve yet to dig in (it’s a must-listen, at MySpace), which is followed sequentially on Moo, You with the equally gripping, heart-blood dripping “Victoria’s Secrets.” You get both those with the LP, but “The Brothel Creeper”‘s a bonus for American ears, released as an Australia-only bonus in the special edition Moo package. This one’s about the horn charts, more of a throwback gait than a steady March, but when Glenn’s singing, the tune’s all his.
The band’s got two US shows in advance of Moo, You Bloody Choir‘s long-overdue American release (Mercury Lounge, NYC on 7/30 / Roxy, LA on / LA 8/9), well worth checking.
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excellent band. their first two albums ‘sunset studies’ and ‘strange bird’ are way better than the breezy ‘moo’ but it’s all good. especially if you’ve access to a lyric sheet. some people instinctively mention jeff buckley because glenn can, y’know ‘sing’ but there’s an undercurrent of tom waits-ian, sunset rubdown-esque, even arcade fire-ish epic carnivalism (?) underpinning it all for mine. awesome live too, when they’re on.
good stuff, but i liked strange bird betta
Augie’s bloody fantastic. Amazing, amazing band.
i’m so excited to see these guys finally have a deal in the states. they’ve been the best band in the world for years–can’t wait to see them finally, deservedly, catch on here… hope a full tour of the states follows!
love love love this band. Glen Richards is an amazing lyricist.
It really did take the Augies a long time to be recognised. Moo… got a lot of attention in the mainstream, but even indie radio station Triple J didn’t flow praise on them until this album.
For those in North America – try and be patient with these guys – no instant rewards. The Augies are a fine red wine.
It really did take the Augies a long time to be recognised. Moo… got a lot of attention in the mainstream, but even indie radio station Triple J didn’t flow praise on them until this album.
For those in North America – try and be patient with these guys – no instant rewards. The Augies are a fine red wine.