Released September 6, 2005 Artist Augustana Producer Brendan O'Brien | Length 41:25 Release date 6 September 2005 Label Epic Records | |
Recorded Southern Tracks Recording
Atlanta, GA
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Augustana all the stars and boulevards full album 2005
All the Stars and Boulevards is the debut album from Augustana, a Californian indie rock band. The album was released September 6, 2005 by Epic Records.
Contents
- Augustana all the stars and boulevards full album 2005
- Augustana boston
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Re release
- Musicians
- Production
- Songs
- References
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. The album was then selectively re-released September 12, 2006. "Boston" continued to be used on television into 2007, including in episodes of the series Scrubs, Shark, and The Big Bang Theory.
Augustana boston
Critical reception
All the Stars and Boulevards garnered a mixed reception from music critics. Gavin Edwards of Rolling Stone found the production, honest lyrics and guitar work mixing well with each other in O'Brien's control, saying that "Augustana are ready for their guest appearance on just about any WB show (OK, maybe not Reba)." Tim Sendra of AllMusic said that the band's influences that make up their overall sound felt inauthentic, with production, instrumentals and vocal dexterity being put through the studio cycle. But Sendra said that "the album is still listenable in a strange kind of way since the lack of any distinguishing features allows the music to be perfect background music." Bud Scoopa of Paste said that despite the album being well-produced, he found dissonance between the lyrics and instruments mixing together.
Track listing
All tracks written by Augustana.
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."
Musicians
Augustana is Dan Layus, Josiah Rosen, Jared Palomar, and Justin South.
Production
Songs
1Mayfield3:17
2Bullets3:11
3Hotel Roosevelt3:51