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ARTIST: Augustana
TITLE: All The Stars And Boulevards
LABEL: Epic
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 218kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h  54min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-09-12
RIP DATE: 2006-09-16

TRACK LIST

1. Mayfield                        3:17
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                       4:00
8. Lonely People                   3:48
9. Sunday Best                     3:22
10.California's Burning            3:45
11.Coffee And Cigarettes           4:07
12.Marie (Bonus Track)             4:01
13.Stars And Boulevards (Live)     4:20
   (Bonus Track)
14.Boston (Live) (Bonus Track)     4:17

RELEASE NOTES

Reissue with three extra bonus tracks.  Enjoy ;]

Okay kids, time to jump on the Augustana bandwagon. Released in late 2005, this
band’s debut on Epic Records is bordering on melodic genius, with just the right
amount of alternative grit, emotive vocals, and precision arrangements to make
it a slice of sweetness for the ears. Anyone who has ever liked artists such as
Counting Crows, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Better than Ezra, Ben Folds or the Fray
is going to fall in love with All the Stars and Boulevards. And you will make
this band your own.

The first single, “Boston,” is a piano-driven mid-tempo rocker with alt/pop
melodies akin to Counting Crows, and a healthy dose of B3. But this song only
touches the surface of what makes Augustana tick. “Mayfield” kicks off the set
with a guitar-driven bang, and a chorus that is going to be etched in your
eardrums until at least this time next year. “Hotel Roosevelt” is a shuffling
tune with breezy harmonies and an in-your-face refrain that has an angry punk
rock quality even the kids can appreciate. “Stars and Boulevards” is another
super-catchy track that has a Wallflowers feel.

“Feel Fine” is a driving rocker and is followed up by one of the finest tracks
of all, “Wasteland.” This song is a bit like Ben Folds’ “Brick,” but singer Dan
Layus sounds a bit more like, well, Dan Layus, and that is meant strictly as a
compliment. In other words: Holy shit, what a set of pipes. There’s also a bit
of early Radiohead influence evident on slower tracks like “California’s
Burning” and “Coffee and Cigarettes.”

Hey look, it’s easy to sit on a writer’s perch and say a band is the greatest
thing since sliced bread. But it’s a lot harder for a band to make a writer say
things like that. For the members of Augustana, you have pretty much
accomplished that, because you guys are the greatest thing since…well, you get
the idea. All the Stars and Boulevards is going to impact fans of any of the
bands mentioned in this review, and in a religious sort of way.

http://www.augustanamusic.com/