Olivia: Augie March

OLIVIA: Augie March

Named after Saul Bellow's novel, Augie March are Australian lit-rock at its finest. Soaring, evocative and sometimes heartbreaking lyrics are one of the reasons the Melbourne-based 5 piece have become the darling of the indie rock scene down under, thanks to vocalist Glenn Richards' long term interest in poetry. Their second full-length album released by BMG in October 2002, "Strange Bird" manages to not only live up to, but transcend its predecessor, "Sunset Studies" which has been described as...

augie march rules. please run out and buy their albums now.

Thanks for posting the interview. There is something about them that reminds me of Grant Lee Buffalo, which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. Holy shit, amazon.com wants to charge $40 for Sunset Studios. umm...how much is shipping from Australia?

i think they toured with grant lee buffalo at one point in australia. they've toured with a whole bunch of interesting folks.

CDNOW isn't much better, $39.49

if you don't mind the wait you could buy it at chaosmusic.com.au, it's AU$14.95

Woohoo! It's great to see a fantastic Aussie band getting the credit they deserve. I've been a fan of Augie March for a few years now.

Lucky you for getting to interview Glenn

[Edited on Mar 20, 2003 by Aanyankah]

Great job! They sound really interesting, I'll have to check 'em out.

Studies...I meant Studies. Thanks. I'll check a couple of places locally first.

woohoo,, these guys are awesome have seen them live a few times,, and their song one crowded hour moves me everytime i hear it

i approve of your thread bumpage ways.