All the Stars and Boulevards

Infobox Album
Name = All the Stars and Boulevards
Type = Studio album
Artist = Augustana


Released = September 6, 2005
Recorded = [http://www.southerntracks.com/ Southern Tracks Recording]
Atlanta, GA
November – December 2004 [ [http://blog.sonymusic.com/augustana/ Augustana ] ]
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 41:25
Label = Epic Records
Producer = Brendan O'Brien
Reviews =
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/augustana/albums/album/7583837/review/7593415/all_the_stars_and_boulevards September 8, 2005]
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8uqog44xtv2z link]
Last album = "You'll Disappear"
(2005)
This album = "All the Stars and Boulevards"
(2005)
Next album = "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 [ [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/augustana/artist.jhtml Augustana | Music Artist, Videos, Photos, News, Ringtones, Album and Movie Info | VH1.com ] ] . 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".

Track listing

All tracks are credited to Augustana.

#"Mayfield" – 3:16
#"Bullets" – 3:11
#"Hotel Roosevelt" – 3:50
#"Boston" – 4:06
#"Stars and Boulevards" – 4:21
#"Feel Fine" – 3:45
#"Wasteland" – 3:59
#"Lonely People" – 3:48
#"Sunday Best" – 3:22
#"California's Burning" – 3:45
#"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.

*Dan Layus – vocals, guitar, piano
*Josiah Rosen – guitar, vocals
*Jared Palomar – bass, vocals, keys
*Justin South – drums, percussion
*Brendan O'Brien – keyboards, percussion, background vocals, mandolin, slide guitar

Production

*Produced and mixed by Brendan O'Brien
*All songs recorded by Nick Didia
*Second engineer: Karl Egsieker
*Additional engineering: Billy Bowers
*Assistant engineer: Tom Tapley
*Mastered by Bob Ludwig at [http://www.gatewaymastering.com/ Gateway Mastering] , Portland, ME
*A&R: Pete Giberga
*A&R coordinator: Samantha Benerofe
*Management: Michael Rosenblatt and Stephen Short for That Guy Management (currently known as Ping Pong Music)

References