https://wiki.sarg.dev/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2001%3A8003%3AED6C%3A3A00%3A401B%3AD8DE%3A24AB%3A9AFBVero - Wikipedia - User contributions [en]2026-08-14T18:44:43ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.44.2https://wiki.sarg.dev/index.php?title=Augie_March&diff=580496Augie March2025-10-06T20:13:16Z<p>2001:8003:ED6C:3A00:401B:D8DE:24AB:9AFB: They are from Shepparton, not Melbourne.</p>
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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Augie March<br />
| image = Augie March Melbourne.jpg<br />
| caption = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --><br />
Augie March playing at [[Rod Laver Arena]] in support of [[Crowded House]] in November 2007<br />
| landscape = yes<br />
| origin = [[Shepparton]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia<br />
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[indie rock]]|[[chamber folk]]|[[soft rock]]}}<!-- See McFarlane ref for first two genres. See Nimmervoll ref for third genre. --><br />
| years_active = {{hlist|{{Start date|1996}}–{{End date|2009}}|{{Start date|2014}}-present}}<br />
| label = {{hlist|[[rooArt|rA]]/[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]|[[Sony BMG]]| [[spinART Records|spinART]]|[[Jive Records|Jive]]|Dark Satanic}}<br />
| website = {{URL|augiemarch.com/}}<br />
| current_members = * Edmondo Ammendola<br />
* [[Adam Donovan]]<br />
* [[Glenn Richards]]<br />
* David Williams<br />
* Kiernan Box<br />
| past_members = * Rob Dawson<br />
}}<br />
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'''Augie March''' are an Australian [[Pop music|pop]] and [[indie rock]] band formed in 1996 in [[Shepparton]], Victoria. Since 2001 the group consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist [[Glenn Richards]], lead guitarist [[Adam Donovan]], bass guitarist Edmondo Ammendola, drummer David Williams, and keyboardist Kiernan Box. Box had replaced Robert Dawson, the band's piano player since March 2000, who died in January 2001.<br />
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Augie March's first full-length album, ''[[Sunset Studies]]'', was released in 2000. It was critically acclaimed and received four [[ARIA Music Award]] nominations in [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001|2001]], which won [[ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year|Engineer of the Year]] for Chris Dickie, Chris Thompson, [[Paul McKercher]] and [[Richard Pleasance]]. Critics, both in Australia and the United States, also lauded its 2002 successor, ''[[Strange Bird]]''. The group's third album, ''[[Moo, You Bloody Choir]]'' (2006), reached number&nbsp;10 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]]. It provided the lead single, "[[One Crowded Hour]]", which attained critical acclaim and provided their highest position on the related singles chart at number&nbsp;29. The album and single were nominated for six ARIA Music Awards in [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]], while ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' won the [[Australian Music Prize]] for that year. Having achieved mainstream success, the band toured Australia and the US through 2006 and 2007.<br />
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In 2008 they released their fourth album, ''[[Watch Me Disappear]]'', which reached number&nbsp;4. Although commercially successful it received less favourable critical reception. Augie March disbanded in late 2009 and reformed in mid-2014. They have released three studio albums since their resumption. The band's distinctive musical style is directed by main songwriter, Richards. His lyrics draw critical acclaim for their poetic style. The band's music is variously described as intricate, lush, and dense, acting as a backdrop for Richards' complex vocals.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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===Formation and early EPs (1996–1999)===<br />
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[[File:Edmondo Ammendola Augie March.jpg|thumb|200px|Edmondo Ammendola on bass guitar for Augie March, [[Canberra]], November 2007.]]<br />
Augie March were formed in the Victorian rural city of [[Shepparton]] in 1996 with the original line-up of Edmondo Ammendola on bass guitar, [[Adam Donovan]] on lead guitar, [[Glenn Richards]] on vocals and guitar, and David Williams on drums.<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | author1 = McFarlane, Ian | authorlink1 = Ian McFarlane | others = Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop|The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Augie March' | date = 31 March 2017 | publication-date = 2017 | location = [[Gisborne, Victoria|Gisborne, VIC]] | publisher = Third Stone Press | edition = 2nd | pages = 25–26 | isbn = 978-0-9953856-0-3 }}</ref><ref name="Hudson">{{cite web | url=http://modmove.com/reviews/augie-march-watch-me-disappear-album-review/ | title=Augie March – ''Watch Me Disappear'' Album Review | author=Hudson, Rob | website=modmove | date=1 March 2014 | via=[[National Library of Australia]] | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150401123014/http://modmove.com/reviews/augie-march-watch-me-disappear-album-review/ | archive-date=1 April 2015 | access-date=16 February 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> According to Australian musicologist, [[Ian McFarlane]], "[they] won critical praise for [their] mix of literate, sensitive pop and chamber folk."<ref name="McFarlane"/> Donovan, Richards and Williams grew up and attended school in the Shepparton area.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Richards began writing songs while studying English literature at [[University of Melbourne]] in 1996.<ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web | url=http://www.howlspace.com.au/en3/augiemarch/augiemarch.htm | title=Augie March | author=Nimmervoll, Ed | author-link=Ed Nimmervoll | website=HowlSpace | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726200913/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en3/augiemarch/augiemarch.htm | archive-date=26 July 2012 | access-date=16 February 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He invited Donovan and Williams, who had been studying music at the [[Melbourne Polytechnic|Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE]] (NMIT),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmit.vic.edu.au/courses/music/nmit_music_alumni.html |title=Music Performance Alumni |publisher=[[Melbourne Polytechnic|Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE]] |access-date=11 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907225143/http://www.nmit.vic.edu.au/courses/music/nmit_music_alumni.html |archive-date=7 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to form the band.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> The pair asked fellow NMIT student, Ammendola to join. The band's name references the titular protagonist of the 1953 novel ''[[The Adventures of Augie March]]'' by [[Saul Bellow]].<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> According to [[AllMusic]]'s Gregory McIntosh, who cites the novel's "poetic, complex prose" as complementary to Richards' lyrics.<ref name="AMGbio">{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/augie-march-mn0000189262/biography | title = Augie March Biography, Songs, & Albums | last = McIntosh | first = Gregory | publisher = [[AllMusic]] | access-date = 17 February 2022 }}</ref><br />
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Augie March relocated to Melbourne before their first performance in [[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]] at a friend's visual art exhibition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rock and Roll: 5 Facts about Augie March |work=[[Rolling Stone Indonesia|Rolling Stone Australia]] |date=January 2000 |page=36 |url=http://www.misdirection.net.au/ints/1999-10-10.jpg |last=Richards |first=Glenn |access-date=16 February 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724001923/http://misdirection.net.au/ints/1999-10-10.jpg |archive-date=24 July 2008 }}</ref> In 1997 they were signed to Ra Records ([[rooArt]] subsidiary distributed by [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]).<ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="rage">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2000/augie.htm |title=Augie March |date=23 December 2000 |work=[[rage (TV program)|rage]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=31 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010410004610/http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2000/augie.htm|archive-date=10 April 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref> Augie March's first [[extended play]] (EP), ''Thanks for the Memes'', was produced by [[Victor Van Vugt]] ([[Beth Orton]], [[Nick Cave]]).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="Holmgren">{{cite web|url=http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/a/augiemarch.html |title=Augie March |work=[[Australian Rock Database]] |first=Magnus |last=Holmgren |access-date=17 February 2022 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040319172728/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/a/augiemarch.html |archive-date=19 March 2004 }}</ref> The five-track EP was released in January 1998.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Despite positive reviews it received little airplay.<ref name="rage"/> It was re-released in mid-2003 with an additional track, "300 Nights".<ref name="Lawrence">{{Cite web | title = Augie March – ''Thanks for the Memes'' (Bonus Version) | last = Lawrence | first = Greg | archive-url = http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030906114701/http://www.whammo.com.au/showProduct.asp?Barcode=194134 | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/showProduct.asp?Barcode=194134 | archive-date = 6 September 2003 | access-date = 17 February 2022 | work = Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO) | url-status = live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Greg Lawrence of ''Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO)'' observed that the six-track version displayed, "dynamic arrangements, an endless lyrical depth and the ability to rock with intensity."<ref name="Lawrence"/> In 2007 Williams described his surprise that they had found a producer, due to their obscure music, which at the time they considered, "hip and cool, and intellectual."<ref name="Beat2007">{{cite journal |url=http://www.beat.com.au/article.php?id=709 |title=Augie March |last=Zugna |first=Daniel |journal=[[Beat Magazine]] |issue=1055 |date=14 March 2007 |access-date=17 February 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802041527/http://www.beat.com.au/article.php?id=709 |archive-date=2 August 2009 }}</ref><br />
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Augie March followed with their second EP, ''[[Waltz (EP)|Waltz]]'', in August 1999, which was produced by [[Richard Pleasance]] ([[Deborah Conway]], [[Nick Barker (Australian musician)|Nick Barker#1993-1995: Barker]]).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> The EP included "Asleep in Perfection", which became the most requested song on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ''[[rage (TV program)|rage]]'' program.<ref name="rage"/> The song was nominated for [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single|Breakthrough Artist – Single]], and Pleasance for [[ARIA Award for Producer of the Year|Producer of the Year]], at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2000]].<ref name="ARIA Awards 2000">{{cite web <br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235639/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2000 <br />
|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2000 <br />
|title=Winners by Year 2000<br />
|last=ARIA<br />
|date=2000<br />
|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) <br />
|archive-date=26 September 2007 <br />
|access-date=2 December 2021<br />
|url-status=dead <br />
}}</ref><ref name="ARIAAwards">{{cite web|url=http://ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=A&artist=Augie%20March |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802095816/http://ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=A&artist=Augie%20March |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2009 |title=Winners by Artist: Augie March |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=1 September 2008 }}</ref> The band toured Australia, including to [[Perth]],<ref name="OnTheMarch">{{cite web|last=Stacker |first=Rhys |date=April 2001 |title=On the March – Augie March |publisher=Hype |url=http://www.misdirection.net.au/ints/2001-04-01.jpg |access-date=28 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724002013/http://misdirection.net.au/ints/2001-04-01.jpg |archive-date=24 July 2008 }}</ref> and their popularity increased through [[word of mouth]].<ref name="AMGbio"/> BMG offered Augie March a recording contract, which they accepted.<ref name="AMGbio"/><br />
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===Early albums (2000–2003)===<br />
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[[File:Adam Donovan Augie March.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Adam Donovan]] on lead guitar for Augie March, Canberra, November 2007.]]<br />
Augie March went into the studio in March 2000 to begin work on their first full-length album, ''[[Sunset Studies]]''.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Richards' friend, Rob Dawson, officially joined the band on keyboards and piano, after being a studio musician on ''Thanks for the Memes'' and ''Waltz''.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="Faster ">{{cite web | url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/allabout/artist/1510/Augie-March | title=Augie March: Latest events, gigs, news, photos, videos, features & music reviews | website=[[Junkee Media|FasterLouder]] | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140222065603/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/allabout/artist/1510/Augie-March | archive-date=22 February 2014 | access-date=17 February 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Richards returned to Shepparton to write the material for the album.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> The band worked in nine&nbsp;studios with six&nbsp;different engineers over the course of six&nbsp;months.<ref name="SSrelease">{{cite web |url=http://www.augiemarch.com/releases/home.do?catalogueNo=74321787962 |title=Sunset Studies |website=Augie March Official Website |access-date=1 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802032643/http://www.augiemarch.com/releases/home.do?catalogueNo=74321787962 |archive-date=2 August 2009 }}</ref> In July 2000 they released its first single, "Hole in Your Roof".<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="rage"/> In October 2000 ''Sunset Studies'' appeared.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> The group attempted to organise launches in Sydney and Melbourne, however, they were thwarted, Donovan explained "it seemed like every band in the country was doing a tour then and we couldn't get any venues."<ref name="OnTheMarch"/> They undertook a tour along [[Eastern states of Australia|Australia's east coast]].<ref name="OnTheMarch"/> The album peaked at number&nbsp;35 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]].<ref name="AusCharts">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Augie+March|title=Discography Augie March|publisher=Australian Charts Portal|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref><br />
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''Sunset Studies''{{'}} critical reception was generally positive; Noel Mengel of ''[[The Courier-Mail]]'' said that on the album, "songs of quiet reflection, starkly beautiful melodies and intimate poetry collide on the canvas without a thought to sales graphs or what radio program directors might think,"<ref name="MooBestOfYear">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20404358-5003421,00.html|title=Best album of the year|last=Mengel|first=Noel|date=14 September 2006|publisher=[[The Courier-Mail]]|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> while [[AllMusic]]'s Jack Rabid told American readers "it's worth the effort to track down [the album], particularly for those who think there are no more musical craftsmen out there."<ref name="AMGSS">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r579272|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Sunset Studies'' > Overview|last=Rabid|first=Jack|work=AllMusic|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> The album earned the [[ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year]] for [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001|2001]], and received nominations for Producer of the Year, [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Album|Breakthrough Artist – Album]] and [[ARIA Award for Best Cover Art|Best Cover Art]] for Sam Hickey's work.<ref name="ARIAAwards"/><ref name="ARIA Awards 2001">{{cite web <br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235727/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2001 <br />
|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2001 <br />
|title=Winners by Year 2001<br />
|last=ARIA<br />
|date=2001<br />
|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) <br />
|archive-date=26 September 2007 <br />
|access-date=2 December 2021<br />
|url-status=dead <br />
}}</ref> Of the album's six engineers, Pleasance, [[Paul McKercher]], Chris Thompson and Chris Dickie qualified for the ARIA Award for best engineer. McKercher and Pleasance, as well as the band, were named producers.<ref name="SSrelease" /> Of the singles released from this album, "There Is No Such Place" was their most popular, which was listed at number&nbsp;47 on the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2001]] listeners poll.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2001.htm |title=Hottest 100 > History > 2001 |publisher=[[Triple J]] (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) |access-date=3 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907002451/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2001.htm |archive-date=7 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
[[File:GlennRichards.jpeg|thumb|200px|[[Glenn Richards]] on lead vocals and guitar for Augie March, Canberra, November 2007.]]<br />
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Preparations for a follow-up to ''Sunset Studies'' were disrupted on 2 January 2001 when Robert Dawson died in a two-car collision near [[Bairnsdale]], Victoria, the other driver also died.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AMGbio"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.augie-march.com/rob/index.html |title=-== Robert Dawson Memorial Site ==- |access-date=5 April 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010405162459/http://www.augie-march.com/rob/index.html |archive-date=5 April 2001 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dawson's death had a significant impact on the band, especially on Richards who was writing for their second album, ''[[Strange Bird]]''. However, it is not mournful; Richards described it as optimistic and humorous.<ref name="SMHApoc">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/21/1037697804725.html |title=Apocalypse Noun |last=Pearlman |first=Jonathan |date=22 December 2002 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212065659/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/21/1037697804725.html |archive-date=12 February 2003 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Melburnian Kiernan Box (ex-[[the Blackeyed Susans]]) joined the group on harmonica, organ, piano and piano accordion.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="Grok">{{cite web |title=You Drive Me Crazy With Your Augie, Augie |publisher=Grok |date=September 2002 |url=http://www.misdirection.net.au/ints/2002-09-15.jpg |access-date=28 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724001655/http://misdirection.net.au/ints/2002-09-15.jpg |archive-date=24 July 2008 }}</ref> The band produced ''Strange Bird'' independently; Donovan said this worked to their advantage as they felt more comfortable in their own studio, and that as a result ''Strange Bird'' was a better album than ''Sunset Studies'', though the band's debut album was "probably received better by our fans."<ref name="BeatBird">{{cite web | url=http://www.augie-march.com/i_110603.htm | title=Interviews: Augie March | last=Conrad | first=Karen | via=Augie March Official Website. National Library of Australia | website=Beat Magazine | date=11 June 2003 | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040916032718/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/31915/20040818-0000/www.augie-march.com/i_110603.htm | archive-date=16 September 2004 | access-date=18 February 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In response to previous complaints about misinterpretations of Richards' ''Sunset Studies'' wordplay, Augie March included a lyrics booklet with ''Strange Bird''.<ref name="SMHApoc"/><br />
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''Strange Bird'' was released by BMG as the band's second studio album in October 2002.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> It was also released by [[spinART Records]] in the United Kingdom in that month. It was re-released in the United States in September 2004.<ref name="PMStrange">{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/12404/augiemarch-strange/ |title=Augie March: ''Strange Bird'' |last=Lundy |first=Zeth |date=5 December 2004 |work=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=18 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802202913/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/augiemarch-strange |archive-date=2 August 2009 }}</ref> ''Strange Bird'' reached number&nbsp;34 on the ARIA charts, while its lead single, "The Vineyard", peaked at number&nbsp;31.<ref name="AusCharts"/> Augie March undertook the Strange Bird Tour around Australia.<ref name="Beat2007"/> The critical response to ''Strange Bird'' was largely positive, and by the following June, Williams was mystified.<ref name="McLennan"/> He explained to ''Rip It Up!''{{'}}s Scott McLennan, "I could see a few holes in the album and I'd say, 'how come no one else has picked this up?' I stopped reading our album reviews for a while."<ref name="McLennan">{{cite news | url=http://www.augie-march.com/i_050603.htm | title=Interview Augie March | last=McLennan | first=Scott | work=Rip It Up! | date=5 June 2003 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050618184540/http://www.augie-march.com/i_050603.htm | archive-date=18 June 2005 | access-date=18 February 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Reviewers, however, focused on the positives; [[Guy Garvey]] in ''[[The Independent]]'' said "My favourite of the year is Augie March's ''Strange Bird''",<ref>{{cite news|last=Garvey |first=Guy |date=26 December 2003 |title=''Strange Bird'' review |work=[[The Independent]] |url=http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004388&year=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802032341/http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004388&year=2003 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2009 |access-date=28 January 2009 }}</ref> while [[David Fricke]] wrote in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' of "luxuriant melees of chiming guitars, mountain-stream voices and keyboard grandeur."<ref name="Fricke">{{cite magazine|last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke |date=23 December 2003 |title=''Strange Bird'' review |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004389&year=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802032707/http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004389&year=2003 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2009 |access-date=28 January 2009 }}</ref> Donovan told ''[[Beat Magazine]]''{{'}}s Karen Conrad that the band found it hard to take the "flattering" reviews too seriously, "if we did our heads would explode or overinflate."<ref name="BeatBird"/><br />
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===Mainstream breakthrough (2004–2009)===<br />
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[[File:David Williams Augie March.jpg|thumb|left|200px|David Williams on drums for Augie March, Canberra, November 2007.]]<br />
Augie March returned to the studio in 2004 to record their third album, ''[[Moo, You Bloody Choir]]''.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> The band worked with two producers, McKercher and Eric Drew Feldman, and recorded in Melbourne, San Francisco, and their own studio in [[Nagambie, Victoria|Nagambie]], Victoria.<ref name="jawardmoo">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jaward/moo_you_bloody_choir.htm |title=Nominated Albums – Augie March/''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' |publisher=Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) |access-date=9 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011035901/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jaward/moo_you_bloody_choir.htm |archive-date=11 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Donovan explained this suited the band's style; they co-produced their albums, as they were interested in improving production. It enabled them to work at their own pace.<ref name="Street"/> Also during that time BMG merged with [[Sony Music Australia]],<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> hence the gap of three-and-a-half years since ''Strange Bird''.<ref name="Street">{{cite news |url=http://www.dbmagazine.com.au/325/iv-AugieMarch.shtml |title=Augie March interview |last=Street |first=Andrew P. |date=25 February 2004 |work=dB magazine |access-date=9 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802205104/http://www.dbmagazine.com.au/325/iv-AugieMarch.shtml |archive-date=2 August 2008 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><br />
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In the interim they released a DVD, ''[[Drones & Vapid Ditties]]'', containing live performances and music videos, in mid-2004.<ref name="dB magazine">{{cite news |url=http://www.dbmagazine.com.au/342/dv-AugieMarch.shtml |title=Augie March - ''Drones & Vapid Ditties'' |last=Hocking |first=Steven |date=6 October 2004 |work=dB magazine |access-date=30 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812203040/http://www.dbmagazine.com.au/342/dv-AugieMarch.shtml |archive-date=12 August 2008 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'', according to [[Triple J]], was inspired by the streets of Melbourne.<ref name="jawardmoo"/> Upon completion of the initial recording sessions, there was a six-month delay before release, as Augie March added finishing touches.<ref name="Beat2007"/> In March 2006, ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'', appeared and they received critical acclaim and mainstream success.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/work-of-one-crowded-hour-pays-dividends/2007/06/05/1180809518408.html|title=Work of One Crowded Hour pays dividends|last=Zuel|first=Bernard|date=6 June 2007|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=7 September 2008}}</ref> The album spent 21&nbsp;weeks on the ARIA Albums Chart top&nbsp;50, peaking at number&nbsp;ten.<ref name="AusCharts"/> The album was certified platinum in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm |title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=7 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807134101/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm |archive-date=7 August 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Its lead single "[[One Crowded Hour]]" reached number&nbsp;29 on the ARIA Singles Chart.<ref name="AusCharts"/><br />
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Work by Augie March was nominated for six more ARIA Music Awards in [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]], including "One Crowded Hour" for [[ARIA Award for Single of the Year|Single of the Year]].<ref name="ARIAAwards"/><ref name="ARIA Awards 2006">{{cite web<br />
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[[File:Kiernan Box Augie March.jpg|thumb|200px|Kiernan Box on keyboards and harmonica for Augie March, Canberra, November 2007.]]<br />
Augie March's musical abilities were acknowledged when ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' won the second annual [[Australian Music Prize]] in 2006 for "the most outstanding and creative Australian album released in the past year."<ref name="AMPaward">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/augie-march-win-amp-award/2007/03/08/1173166855589.html |title=Augie March Win AMP Award |date=8 March 2007 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316161354/http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/augie-march-win-amp-award/2007/03/08/1173166855589.html |archive-date=16 March 2007 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21344346-16947,00.html |title=Augie March off with top prize |last=Shedden |first=Iain |date=8 March 2007 |work=The Australian |access-date=9 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106030022/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21344346-16947,00.html |archive-date=6 January 2009 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Ammendola told ''[[Drum Media]]''{{'}}s Andrew Street that this award was more significant than an ARIA: it is "nominated on the grounds of music, and the art of it – not necessarily record sales."<ref>{{cite news |last=Street |first=Andrew P |date=14 March 2007 |title=March to the Top |newspaper=[[Drum Media]] |url=http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004351&year=2007 |access-date=4 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722185803/http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004351&year=2007 |archive-date=22 July 2008 }}</ref> The band used the A$25,000 prize money to fund their second US tour.<ref name="SecondWind">{{cite news|last=Murfett |first=Andrew |date=20 March 2007 |title=Second Wind |work=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax Media |url=http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004368&year=2007 |access-date=4 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722185504/http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004368&year=2007 |archive-date=22 July 2008 }}</ref> Richards explained that they had no expectation of a US breakthrough and if this second attempt was not successful, they would not try again.<ref name="impose">{{cite news|last=Flynn |first=Sarah |date=29 November 2007 |url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/feature-augie-march/3282/ |title=Augie March |publisher=[[Impose Magazine|Impose]] |access-date=12 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531130957/http://www.imposemagazine.com/feature-augie-march/3282/ |archive-date=31 May 2009 }}</ref><br />
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Augie March played in Los Angeles and New York in May 2007. In August of that year, ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' was released in the US via [[Jive Records|Jive Zomba]]. Additional US shows followed, where they were praised by local media.<ref name="UCinUS"/> Joe Tangari of ''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' called it a "crime" that the band had not broken through in North America earlier,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/36666/Augie_March_Moo_You_Bloody_Choir |title=''Moo, You Blood Choir'' |last=Tangari |first=Joe |date=5 June 2006 |work=[[Pitchfork Media]] |access-date=9 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115182055/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/36666/Augie_March_Moo_You_Bloody_Choir |archive-date=15 January 2008 }}</ref> though AllMusic's Ben Peterson remarked that ''Strange Bird'' was a higher quality album than its follow-up.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r834228|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' – Overview|last=Peterson|first=Ben|work=AllMusic|access-date=9 September 2008}}</ref> Despite the Australian success of ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'', much of the group's post-album touring was backing other artists. They played shows supporting [[The Aliens (Scottish band)|the Aliens]] and [[Andrew Bird]] in the US, before returning to Australia to open for [[Crowded House]]. Richards said the band's status as an opening act, rather than head-liner, was a challenge—their intention was to win over the main act's fans.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/gig-previews--reviews/crowded-house-with-augie-march/2007/11/07/1194329299013.html |title=Crowded House with Augie March |last=Palathingal |first=George |date=7 November 2007 |work=The Age |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108214522/http://www.theage.com.au/news/gig-previews--reviews/crowded-house-with-augie-march/2007/11/07/1194329299013.html |archive-date=8 January 2016 }}</ref> He described the Aliens tour as depressing; they played different types of music and attendances were small.<ref name="JJJ08">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/triplej/2008/09/augie-march-int.html |title=Augie March interview |last=Valentish |first=Jenny |date=23 September 2008 |publisher=Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) |access-date=9 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108052412/http://blogs.abc.net.au/triplej/2008/09/augie-march-int.html |archive-date=8 November 2010 }}</ref> Augie March had a prime slot at the 2008 [[Big Day Out]].<ref name="Townsville">{{cite news|url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2008/01/02/9525_whatson.html|title=Rocking into a prime slot|last=Symes|first=Isis|date=2 January 2008|work=The Townsville Bulletin|access-date=28 September 2008}}</ref><br />
[[File:Augie March Bluegrass.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Augie March on stage at the [[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass]] festival in October 2007]]<br />
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Richards was now expected by Sony BMG's agents to produce a quality follow-up, they persisted with, "Richo, have you got a single? Do you have singles? Please, do you have singles?"<ref name="McCabe08">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24474555-5012327,00.html |title=What Augie March don't like |last=McCabe |first=Kathy |date=10 October 2008 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=10 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012075006/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0%2C22049%2C24474555-5012327%2C00.html |archive-date=12 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Much of the writing for their fourth album, ''[[Watch Me Disappear]]'', took place while touring the US, which Richards argued minimised the band's opportunities to be creative.<ref name="McCabe08"/> In 2008 they began recording at [[Neil Finn]]'s [[Auckland]] studios; and followed with studios in Melbourne, Sydney and Los Angeles.<ref name="eleven08">{{cite news |last=Kachor |first=Kate |date=26 August 2008 |url=http://elevenmagazine.com.au/2008/08/26/augie-march-reveals-new-album-title/ |title=Augie March reveals new album title |work=Eleven Magazine |access-date=9 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120132043/http://elevenmagazine.com.au/2008/08/26/augie-march-reveals-new-album-title/ |archive-date=20 November 2008 }}</ref> The band worked primarily in New Zealand to get away from distractions in Melbourne and focussing on recording.<ref name="TheWest"/><br />
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Augie March worked with producer, [[Joe Chiccarelli]],<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> who took a significant pay cut after declaring his interest in their music. According to Richards, the production occurred with "a fair bit of friction."<ref name="JJJ08"/> Ammendola was critical of Chiccarelli's style and the short time they spent in the studio.<ref name="Mercury">{{cite web|last=Young|first=Kane|date=30 October 2008|title=Not about to disappear|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2008/10/30/35545_entertainment.html|access-date=1 November 2008|work=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] }}</ref> The recording process also took its toll on relationships within the band. Ammendola declared, "It tore us to bits. It was really really shit, we're slowly patching up now."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/music/catching-up-with-augie-march/|title=Catching Up With Augie March|date=30 March 2009|publisher=[[Musicfeeds]]|access-date=9 April 2008}}</ref> After uploading the album's title track on their website for free downloading, Augie March announced their "proper headline tour of their homeland," where they would play music from that album.<ref name="eleven08"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do;.tomcat3?newsId=20030829005844 |title=Augie March Announce ''Watch Me Disappear'' Aussie Tour |date=4 September 2008 |publisher=[[Sony BMG]] |access-date=11 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105091634/http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do%3B.tomcat3?newsId=20030829005844 |archive-date=5 January 2009 }}</ref> The album was released in October 2008 and its reception was mixed compared with its predecessors. Patrick Donovan of ''[[The Age]]'' wrote, "[Y]ou get the feeling that [it] will please more than just their mates and old fans,"<ref name="theage_wmd">{{cite news |last=Donovan |first=Patrick |date=10 October 2008 |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/no-disappearing-act/2008/10/09/1223145494635.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |title=No disappearing act |work=The Age |access-date=18 October 2008 }}</ref> but [[Bernard Zuel]] of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' felt it was "an album that no doubt will polarise fans."<ref name="ZuelWMD">{{cite news |last=Zuel |first=Bernard |date=10 October 2008 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/cd-reviews/watch-me-disappear/2008/10/10/1223145629989.html |title=''Watch Me Disappear'' |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=18 October 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081014134233/http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/cd-reviews/watch-me-disappear/2008/10/10/1223145629989.html |archive-date=14 October 2008 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> ''Watch Me Disappear'' entered the ARIA Albums Chart at number&nbsp;four – their highest position.<ref name="AusCharts"/><br />
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Augie March played at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] on 14 March 2009 for [[Sound Relief]], a multi-venue rock music concert in support of relief for the [[February 2009 Victorian bushfires|Victorian Bushfire Crisis]].<ref name="Brumby">{{cite web|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/premier/artists-unite-for-sound-relief-bushfire-benefit.html |title=Artists Unite for 'Sound Relief' Bushfire Benefit – Premier of Victoria, Australia |last=Brumby |first=John |author-link=John Brumby |publisher=Premier of Victoria |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=25 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716020126/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/premier/artists-unite-for-sound-relief-bushfire-benefit.html |archive-date=16 July 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Mitchell">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25099180-661,00.html |title=Coldplay, Kings of Leon to headline bushfire relief concerts |last=Mitchell |first=Geraldine |work=[[Herald Sun]] |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=25 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225040650/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C25099180-661%2C00.html |archive-date=25 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The event was held simultaneously with a concert at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]].<ref name="Brumby"/> All the proceeds from the Melbourne concert went to the [[Red Cross]] Victorian Bushfire relief.<ref name="Brumby"/><ref name="Mitchell"/> Appearing with Augie March in Melbourne were, [[Bliss N Eso]] with Paris Wells, [[Gabriella Cilmi]], [[Hunters & Collectors]], [[Kasey Chambers]] and Shane Nicholson with [[Troy Cassar-Daley]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Jet (band)|Jet]], [[Kings of Leon]], [[Liam Finn]], [[Midnight Oil]], [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]], [[Split Enz]] and [[Wolfmother]].<ref name="Official">{{cite web|url=http://www.soundrelief.com.au/melb/index.php |title=Latest News |publisher=Sound Relief |access-date=25 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227073309/http://www.soundrelief.com.au/melb/index.php |archive-date=27 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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In July 2009, "One Crowded Hour" was voted number&nbsp;59 by the Australian public in [[Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009|Triple J Hottest 100 of all time]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/ |title=Hottest 100 of All Time - Countdown|date=January 2009 |publisher=Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) |access-date=15 July 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090620103107/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/| archive-date= 20 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> That same month, the band undertook the Watch Me Set My Strange Sun You Bloody Choir tour, where they played every state capital and many regional towns, performing each of their four albums. In December 2009 the band went into hiatus.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Richards released his first solo album, ''Glimjack'', in 2010.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.augie-march.com/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140517000729/http://www.augie-march.com/ | title = Augie March | work = Augie March Official Website |archive-date=17 May 2014 }}</ref><br />
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===Reformation after hiatus (2014–present)===<br />
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After four-and-a-half years, on 16 June 2014, Augie March announced—via their official Facebook page—that they are off hiatus. A week later the band posted that they have been working on a full-length album, ''[[Havens Dumb]]'', for the last two-and-a-half years. It was released on 3 October 2014 and was rated at 3.5 out-of 5 stars by Zuel, who find, "Australia's complex/troubled relationships between mateship v exclusion, honour v greed, and history v mythology has become more pronounced."<ref name="Zuel 2">{{cite web | url=http://m.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/augie-march-review-australias-beauty-pain-and-awkwardness-collide-20150126-12y2uk.html | title=Augie March Review: Australia's Beauty, Pain and Awkwardness Collide | last=Zuel | first=Bernard | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=26 January 2015 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150126234313/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/148052/20150127-1000/m.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/augie-march-review-australias-beauty-pain-and-awkwardness-collide-20150126-12y2uk.html | archive-date=26 January 2015 | access-date=19 February 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On 23 February 2018, Augie March released their sixth album, ''Bootikins''.<ref name="Innes">{{cite web | url=http://scenestr.com.au/music/augie-march-strap-on-their-bootikins-for-new-album | title=Augie March Strap on Their ''Bootikins'' for New Album | last=Innes | first=Matt | website=scenestr. | date=15 March 2018 | via=National Library of Australia | archiveurl=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180425044203/http://scenestr.com.au/music/augie-march-strap-on-their-bootikins-for-new-album | archive-date=25 April 2018 | access-date=19 February 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> According to the band's website, it was written and recorded in Melbourne and Hobart and was produced by Australian producer [[Tony Cohen]] shortly before he died.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.augiemarch.com.au/bio/ |title=Bio — Augie March |website=www.augiemarch.com.au |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815150523/http://www.augiemarch.com.au/bio/ |archive-date=15 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2021, the band released its seventh album, ''Bloodsport & Porn''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://augiemarch.com/news/2021/12/12/bloodsport-amp-porn | title=Bloodsport & Porn | date=15 December 2021 }}</ref> Three years later, their eighth album ''Malagrotta'' was released, composed from "notes made on a mobile phone while in the grip of a species of long Covid and a brutal high European Summer".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malagrotta (2024) |url=https://augiemarch.com/malagrotta-2024 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Augie March |language=en-AU}}</ref><br />
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In November 2023, Augie March collaborated with [[RVG (band)|Romy Vager]] and released a cover of [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]]' "Henry Lee".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/augie-march-romy-vager-cover-nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-henry-lee-3533642|title=Augie March and Romy Vager team up to cover Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 'Henry Lee'|website=[[NME]]|date=8 November 2023|access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Musical style==<br />
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{{Listen|filename=AugieMarch-ThisTrain-24s.ogg|title=This Train Will Be Taking No Passengers|description="The Vineyard" and "This Train Will Be Taking No Passengers" were praised as the opening duo to ''Strange Bird''. This song was described as "a wailing rockabilly psych raver".<ref name="tangari">{{cite web|last=Tangari |first=Joe |date=13 January 2005 |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15212/Augie_March_Strange_Bird |title=''Strange Bird'' review |work=Pitchfork Media |access-date=10 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703010403/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15212/Augie_March_Strange_Bird |archive-date=3 July 2006 }}</ref>|format=[[Ogg]]}}<br />
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While Augie March generally fall into an [[indie rock|indie]]/[[pop rock]] genre, their ability to mix other genres into their style at times makes classifying their musical style difficult. A common thread that runs through the band's sound is Richards' literate and often verbose lyrics, which have set the band apart from much of the rest of the Australian music scene.<ref name="AMGbio"/> Even early on in their career, Richards' unique lyrical style, largely influenced by poets A.D. Hope and Kenneth Slessor,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=Augie March's 'Sunset Studies' at 20: how a poetic, sprawling Australian classic was made|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/augie-march-sunset-studies-album-20th-anniversary-2803477|access-date=2022-01-10|website=NME|language=en-AU}}</ref> attracted attention and critical acclaim, with one reviewer describing him as "unique", "refreshing", and "intellectual".<ref name="cx">{{cite web|last=Bee |first=Alicia |date=November 2000 |url=http://www.juliusmedia.com/cxmag/cx_downloads/CX_23_Ezine_8.pdf |title=Augie March play the Forum|publisher=CX |pages=70–73 |access-date=7 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901092318/http://www.juliusmedia.com/cxmag/cx_downloads/CX_23_Ezine_8.pdf |archive-date=1 September 2007 }}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s Jack Rabid said Richards "exhibits a honey voice" on ''Sunset Studies'',<ref name="AMGSS"/> but ''Grok'' pointed out that the album was rendered too complex or intricate for a mainstream audience.<ref name="Grok2000"/><br />
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Richards' passion for poetry and literary studies again stood out on ''Strange Bird''. John D. Luerssen of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said "poetry aficionado Richards puts his own literary stamp" on the album,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Luerssen |first=John D. |date=13 September 2004 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/augiemarch/albums/album/6450689/review/6484131/strange_bird |title=Augie March: ''Strange Bird'' |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=10 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514092018/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/augiemarch/albums/album/6450689/review/6484131/strange_bird |archive-date=14 May 2008 }}</ref> and James Christopher Monger of AllMusic said the album contained "pastoral beauty, labyrinthine arrangements, and breathtaking prose".<ref>{{cite web|last=Monger|first=James Christopher Monger|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r618429|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Strange Bird'' > Overview|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 September 2008}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''{{'s}} [[Joe Tangari]] described the album as "so stuffed with ideas and instruments that it's wont to rupture from time to time". This was both a positive and negative criticism; Tangari complained that at times "there is a surplus of sound", but also said that the combination of the first two tracks—"The Vineyard" ("slow beauty") and "This Train Will Be Taking No Passengers" ("a wailing rockabilly psych raver")—was an excellent set-up.<ref name="tangari"/> Derek Miller of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' called the opening trio—the third song being the "simple acoustic guitar and arcing piano" of "Little Wonder"—bewildering, and that the album remained consistently as such throughout.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Derek |date=6 December 2004 |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/augie-march/strange-bird.htm |title=Augie March - ''Strange Bird'' |work=Stylus |access-date=11 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617222605/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/augie-march/strange-bird.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 }}</ref> ''[[PopMatters]]''{{'}} Zeth Lundy described Richards' wordplay as frenzied, and said the "refined, worldly wit" on ''Strange Bird'' was striking.<ref name="PMStrange"/><br />
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Where ''Strange Bird'' was brimming with musical content, on ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' Augie March were more simplified, while still maintaining some of the critically acclaimed aspects of their music. Ammendola considered their third album, led by "One Crowded Hour", to be significantly different from their previous releases.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Nikita|date=3 October 2008|url=http://www.tsunamimag.com/articles/augie-march.html|title=Augie March|publisher=Tsunami Mag|access-date=8 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023145602/http://www.tsunamimag.com/articles/augie-march.html|archive-date=23 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chad Grischow of ''[[IGN]]'' wrote of "lush, mesmerizing music meld with gorgeous melodies brought to life by Richards' rich vocals that wrap themselves around each instrument".<ref>{{cite news|last=Grischow|first=Chad|date=31 August 2007|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/817/817295p1.html|title=Augie March - ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' review|publisher=IGN|access-date=7 September 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401192824/http://music.ign.com/articles/817/817295p1.html|archive-date=1 April 2009}}</ref> In ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', Bernard Zuel argued the album was more subdued; "the tempos and the arrangements are a little quieter and simpler". Richards' lyrics, however, still drew praise; "he writes with a 19th-century novelist's ear and a Dylanesque tongue".<ref>{{cite news|last=Zuel|first=Bernard|date=3 March 2006|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/cd-reviews/moo-you-bloody-choir/2006/03/03/1141191839377.html|title=Moo, You Bloody Choir|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=11 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081012183554/http://www.smh.com.au/news/cd-reviews/moo-you-bloody-choir/2006/03/03/1141191839377.html| archive-date= 12 October 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Miller of Stylus also touched on the fact that "''Moo'' is as direct a shot as you'll ever get at Augie March", but that it was nonetheless a "refining and continuation" of the band's work thus far.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Derek |date=10 May 2006 |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/augie-march/moo-you-bloody-choir.htm |title=Augie March - ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' |work=Stylus |access-date=11 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120021102/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/augie-march/moo-you-bloody-choir.htm |archive-date=20 November 2008 }}</ref> Shirley Halperin, writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', said the album featured "smooth, emotive vocals mingle with soaring melodies that'd make [[Paul McCartney]] proud".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|date=17 August 2007|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/08/17/moo-you-bloody-choir/|title=Moo, You Bloody Choir|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=11 September 2008}}</ref> Dan Raper of ''PopMatters'' said the lyrics to "One Crowded Hour" were poetic, citing the lines "Well put me in a cage full of lions / I'll learn to speak lion / In fact I know the language well",<ref name="PMMoo">{{cite web|last=Raper|first=Dan|date=20 April 2006|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/augie_march_moo_you_bloody_choir/|title=Augie March: ''Moo, You Bloody Choir''|work=PopMatters|access-date=9 November 2008}}</ref> as well as the "full and glorious" chorus;<br />
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{{blockquote|text=And for one crowded hour, you were the only one in the room<br />And I sailed around all those bumps in the night to your beacon in the gloom<br />I thought I had found my golden September in the middle of that purple June<br />But one crowded hour would lead to my wreck and ruin<ref name="PMMoo"/>}}<br />
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''Watch Me Disappear'' was Augie March's most mainstream pop work to date, described as a further distillation of the band's earlier, even more complex, music.<ref name="ZuelWMD"/> Richards considered it to be more streamlined than their early work, despite their attempts to maintain a sense of spontaneity.<ref name="WestWMD">{{cite news|url=http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=5&ContentID=104116 |title=Augie on the march again |date=23 October 2008 |work=[[The West Australian]] |publisher=West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd |access-date=25 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101010533/http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=5 |archive-date=1 November 2008 }}</ref> Zuel also noted a removal of much of the backing instrumentation which had acted as "clutter" around Richards' vocals on earlier work.<ref name="ZuelWMD"/> Scott Podmore wrote in the ''[[Herald Sun]]'' that the album did not have a standout song or an instant appeal but that it was "a slow burner that takes time to get to know you, but once it does, it's a friend for good".<ref>{{cite news|last=Podmore |first=Scott |date=12 October 2008 |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24475689-5006024,00.html |title=Watch Me Disappear |work=[[Herald Sun]] |publisher=[[The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd]] |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013172645/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C24475689-5006024%2C00.html |archive-date=13 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Triple J reviewer Jenny Valentish argued that multiple songs from the album could take the place of "One Crowded Hour" as "likely to become wailed for and misquoted at festivals". She noted a "commercial potential" for the album, despite its more disconcerting and confrontational content.<ref>{{cite web|last=Valentish |first=Jenny |date=17 September 2008 |url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/triplej/2008/09/albums-augie-ma.html |title=Albums: Augie March, ''Watch Me Disappear'' |publisher=Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |access-date=20 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108042228/http://blogs.abc.net.au/triplej/2008/09/albums-augie-ma.html |archive-date=8 November 2010 }}</ref><br />
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|quote = Glenn Richards thinks of language like a patient high on nitrous oxide thinks of laughing. He delights in its possibilities, its connotations, its kaleidoscopic permutations, its violent convulsions.|source=—Zeth Lundy, ''[[PopMatters]]''<br /><small>In a review of ''[[Strange Bird]]''.</small><ref name="PMStrange"/>}}<br />
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== Songwriting ==<br />
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Songwriting for Augie March is primarily initiated by Richards; he delivers [[demo (music)|demos]] to the rest of the band members who then collaborate with him to develop the music.<ref name="Beat2007"/> Kathy McCabe of ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]'' suggests "almost every songwriter in Australia has name-checked [Richards] as one of the finest tunesmiths of his generation"<ref name="IntoMainstream"/> and that "Richards is a storyteller who is spoken of in reverential terms by peers".<ref name="McCabe08"/> Richards simply states that he enjoys "dabbling with words", and that people often appreciate him doing so.<ref name="IntoMainstream"/> Despite this, Richards rejects the "literary" reputation he believes the band have gained.<ref name="SMHApoc"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006 ARIA Awards]], [[Midnight Oil]]'s [[Rob Hirst]] called for more political songs; Richards told Simon Collins of ''[[The West Australian]]'' he saw great risk in writing political music, and would rather write music that rung true, so that "I can sing the song a thousand times after it's been written".<ref>{{cite news|last=Collins |first=Simon |date=23 November 2006 |title=Melancholy Minstrel |work=The West Australian |publisher=West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd |url=http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004372&year=2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802032307/http://www.augiemarch.com/review/home.do?reviewId=20030829004372&year=2006 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2009 |access-date=7 February 2009 }}</ref> Richards asserts he preferred to draw on everyday experiences than on literary influences. He also says that some of the music he writes is intentionally confusing.<ref name="impose"/><br />
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The band, and especially Richards, are noted for their perfectionism. In a post-''Sunset Studies'' interview with ''Grok'' magazine in 2000, Williams criticised the song "The Good Gardener (On How He Fell)", to which the interviewer noted "the Augie March perfectionism ... a slavish, romantic, almost passionate pursuit".<ref name="Grok2000"/> This [[meme]] continued throughout Augie March's career; following the release of ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'', Richards said he was not truly happy with anything he had produced so far.<ref name="AMPaward"/> Ammendola agreed, and added that the band considered ''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' the weakest of their first three albums, and ''Sunset Studies'' the best.<ref name="Townsville"/> Richards later stated that he considered ''Watch Me Disappear'' his best album yet.<ref name="TheWest">{{cite news|url=http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=521229|title=Augie March releases 'best album ever'|date=10 October 2008|work=The West Australian|publisher=West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd|access-date=10 October 2008}}</ref> Andrew Murfett wrote in ''[[The Age]]'' that for Augie March, "creative tension, adverse circumstances and perfectionism seem to go hand in hand".<ref name="SecondWind"/><br />
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== Live concerts ==<br />
[[File:Augie March.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Richards, Meredith Music Festival December 2006<br />Courtesy Mandy Hall]]<br />
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While early [[concert|live performances]] were criticised, performances post-''Moo, You Bloody Choir'' have earned great and consistent praise. [[David Fricke]] of ''Rolling Stone'' lauded an Augie March concert he saw in New York, which assisted the band in making inroads in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cahill|first=Mikey|date=20 December 2007|title=Augie March talk about taking America by storm|work=Herald Sun|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22949533-2902,00.html|access-date=28 September 2008}}</ref><br />
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Over the years, the band have built up a loyal audience, who enjoy frequent and repeated attendance at Augie March shows. Glenn Richards has stated that this has been a great asset to the band.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-11|title=On the Record with Augie March's Glenn Richards {{!}} Grok|url=https://grokonline.com.au/2019/12/12/on-the-record-with-augie-marchs-glenn-richards/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=grokonline.com.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> "We have a pretty great fan base" Richards said "they get it".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peel|first=Brian|date=2019-12-08|title=SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Augie March|url=https://theaussieword.com/2019/12/08/special-interview-augie-march/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=THEAUSSIEWORD|language=en|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110235844/https://theaussieword.com/2019/12/08/special-interview-augie-march/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Discography==<br />
{{main|Augie March discography}}<br />
* ''[[Sunset Studies]]'' (2000)<br />
* ''[[Strange Bird]]'' (2002)<br />
* ''[[Moo, You Bloody Choir]]'' (2006)<br />
* ''[[Watch Me Disappear]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Havens Dumb]]'' (2014)<br />
* ''Bootikins'' (2018)<br />
* ''Bloodsport & Porn'' (2021)<br />
* ''Malagrotta (2024)''<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
===APRA Awards===<br />
The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]] are presented annually from 1982 by the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) |access-date=25 April 2022 }}</ref><br />
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| [[APRA Music Awards of 2015|2015]] <br />
| "A Dog Starved" (Glenn Richards)<br />
| Song of the Year<br />
| {{shortlisted}}<br />
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/apras-song-of-the-year-shortlist-is-here/|title=APRA's Shortlist Of The Top Aussie Songs Of 2014 Is Hereng of the Year!|website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=15 January 2015|access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
{{end}}<br />
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===ARIA Music Awards===<br />
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [[Australian music]]. Augie March has won one award from thirteen nominations.<ref name="ARIAnoms">{{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?text=augie|title=ARIA Awards search|website=ARIA AWards|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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|-<br />
| rowspan="2"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2000|2000]]<br />
| Augie March & [[Richard Pleasance]] for ''Asleep in Perfection''<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Producer of the Year|Producer of the Year]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| "Asleep in Perfection (Waltz)"<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single|Breakthrough Artist - Single]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="4"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001|2001]]<br />
| rowspan="4"|''Sunset Studies''<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Best Cover Art|Best Cover Art]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Album|Breakthrough Artist - Album]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| Producer of the Year<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year|Engineer of the Year]]<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="6"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]]<br />
| rowspan="3"|''Moo, You Bloody Choir''<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Best Group|Best Group]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"| Paul McKercher and Augie March<br />
| Producer of the Year<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| Engineer of the Year<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| "One Crowded Hour"<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Single of the Year|Single of the Year]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2007|2007]]<br />
| "The Cold Acre" (director Ben Saunders and Germain McMicking)<br />
| [[ARIA Award for Best Video|Best Video]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
{{end}}<br />
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===Australian Music Prize===<br />
The [[Australian Music Prize]] (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.<br />
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| 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.australianmusicprize.com/winners-shortlists|title=Winners & Shortlists|website=australian music prize|access-date=22 August 2020|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729180503/https://www.australianmusicprize.com/winners-shortlists|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|''Moo, You Bloody Choir''<br />
| Australian Music Prize<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
{{end}}<br />
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===EG Awards / Music Victoria Awards===<br />
The [[Music Victoria Awards|EG Awards]] (known as ''Music Victoria Awards'' since 2013) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.<br />
{{awards table}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[EG Awards of 2007|2007]]<ref name="wins">{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/music-talent-honoured-at-the-eg-awards-20071201-ge6fho.html|title=Music talent honoured at the EG Awards|website=The Age|date=1 December 2007|accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref><br />
| Augie March<br />
| Best Band<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
{{end}}<br />
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===J Awards===<br />
The [[J Awards]] are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s youth-focused radio station [[Triple J]]. They commenced in 2005.<br />
{{awards table}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[J Awards of 2014|2014]]<ref name="2014winner">{{cite web|title = The J Award 2014 |url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/14/ |publisher= Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) |year = 2014 |access-date =15 August 2020}}</ref><br />
| themselves<br />
| Double J Artist of the Year<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
{{end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>{{short description|Australian comedian, producer and screenwriter}}<br />
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| name = Santo Cilauro<br />
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| caption = Cilauro in 2016<br />
| alias = Snatto Ghauro, Zladko Vladcik<br />
| birth_name = Santo Luigi Cilauro<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|11|25|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia<br />
| known_for = ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)|The Late Show]]'', ''[[The Panel (Australian TV series)|The Panel]]'', ''[[The Dish]]'', ''[[The Castle (1997 Australian film)|The Castle]]'', ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'' and ''[[Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!]]''<br />
| nationality = Australian<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Melbourne]] {{Small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]])}}<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actor|television presenter|author|radio host|producer|writer}}<br />
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'''Santo Luigi Cilauro''' (born 25 November 1961)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://sis.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/awards.pl|title=Student Information System|last=Systems|first=Student Management|date=2006-06-28|website=sis.unimelb.edu.au|language=en|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> is an Australian comedian, television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman who is also a co-founder of ''[[The D-Generation]]''. Known as the weatherman in ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'', he is also an author and former radio presenter on [[Triple M]], and achieved worldwide fame with the [[viral video]] ''Elektronik Supersonik''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/dvds/santo-cilauro-unedited-int.htm|title=Interview: Santo Cilauro&nbsp;— Funky Squad|last=Lynch|first=Sean|date=15 November 2007|publisher=webwombat.com.au|access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=November 2015}}<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Cilauro was born in 1961 in [[Melbourne]], Australia to parents of Italian descent. Cilauro attended [[Xavier College]] and the [[University of Melbourne]] and graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] in 1987.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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In 1984, while walking to his aunt's house in Melbourne, he stumbled across a [[Juventus]] press conference during their tour of Australia, and after seeing coach [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] struggle to answer questions in English, used his Italian skills to translate, which resulted in Cilauro becoming the team translator for the rest of the tour.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sbs.com.au/sport/article/when-juve-came-to-melbourne-in-1984-and-santo-minded-their-wedding-rings/9dau4nyq4 | title=When Juve came to Melbourne in 1984 and Santo minded their wedding rings | date=26 July 2016 }}</ref><br />
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==Acting and production work==<br />
Cilauro started collaborating with [[Rob Sitch]] and [[Tom Gleisner]] in comedy theatre productions and tours. He is one of the co-founders of ''The D-Generation''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Hook|title=Evolution of breakfast radio moves into its next phase with rival stations poised for battle|date=14 January 2014|work=[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|location=Sydney|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/evolution-of-breakfast-radio-moves-into-its-next-phase-with-rival-stations-poised-for-battle/story-fni0cvc9-1226804819076|access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref><br />
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Cilauro wrote for, and performed in, the troupe's show during its 1986–87 run on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC TV]] (which also led to the album ''The Satanic Sketches''). Cilauro continued as a member of the D-Gen when the team hosted their ''Breakfast Show'' on Triple M radio (1986–1992), appearing as the simple-minded "Wayne from [[St Albans, Victoria|St Albans]]" and "Gino Tagliatoni" amongst other roles. Cilauro was a writer/performer on the D-Generation's 1992–1993 sketch comedy ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)|The Late Show]]'', appearing on such segments as ''Graham & the Colonel'', ''The Oz Brothers'' and ''Jeff & Terry Bailey''.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}<br />
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After the second and last season of ''The Late Show'', Cilauro starred as Stix in the 1994 ABC cop show satire ''[[Funky Squad]]'', which he also co-created and served as one of the writer/producer/directors. He went on to help set up the [[Working Dog Productions|Working Dog]] production company and was one of the writer/producer/directors of ''[[Frontline (Australian television series)|Frontline]]'' (1994–97), in which he also had a recurring onscreen role as weatherman Geoffrey Salter. Since then, Cilauro has co-written Working Dog's popular films ''[[The Castle (1997 Australian film)|The Castle]]'' (1997) and ''[[The Dish]]'' (2000) and appeared as a regular member (and occasional host) of the 1998–2003 [[Network 10]] programme ''[[The Panel (Australian TV series)|The Panel]]''.<br />
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Cilauro has been an executive producer of several Working Dog productions, including ''The Panel'', ''[[A River Somewhere]]'' (1997–98), and ''[[All Aussie Adventures]]'' (2001–02). He played the Head of Market Research, Theo Tsolakis, on ''[[The Hollowmen]]'' (2008), a series which Cilauro co-wrote and co-produced. Cilauro also played IT technician Griffin on the [[Shaun Micallef]] sitcom ''[[Welcher & Welcher]]'' (2003) and K2 on the 1996 Working Dog radio sketch ''[[Johnny Swank]]''.<br />
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During the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], he hosted a nightly comedy/variety show called ''[[Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!]]'' live from Melbourne alongside [[Ed Kavalee]] and [[Sam Pang]].<br />
In 2014 Cilauro joined his Working Dog colleagues Sitch and Gleisner to stage the group's first play, ''The Speechmaker''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Woodhead|first1=Cameron|title=Review: The Speechmaker|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/the-speechmaker-a-slippery-clever-entertaining-circus-20140606-zrzq5.html|access-date=12 August 2014|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=6 June 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Zladko Vladcik==<br />
Cilauro, along with [[Rob Sitch]] and [[Tom Gleisner]], created the popular [[Internet phenomenon]] character Zladko "ZLAD!" Vladcik, a Molvanian [[synth-pop]] musician. Zlad was performed by Cilauro to accompany the Jetlag Travel Guide to [[Molvanîa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/programs/eurovision/news/times-australia-loved-eurovision-harder-europeans|title=13 Times Australia Loved Eurovision Harder Than The Europeans!|website=sbs.com.au|author=Genevieve Dwyer|date=15 April 2016|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earbleed.com/content/elektronik-supersonik-zladko-vladcik|title=Elektronik Supersonik – Zladko Vladcik &#124; EarBleed.com|website=earbleed.com}}</ref> Cilauro was, with Sitch and Gleisner, co-author of the Jetlag Travel Guides to Molvanîa, [[Phaic Tăn]] and [[San Sombrèro]].<br />
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Two music videos were performed by Cilauro as Zladko and [[Mary Coustas]], for "Elektronik – Supersonik" and "I Am The Anti-Pope".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/zlad|title=Zlad! discography|website=RateYourMusic}}</ref>{{deprecated source|certain=y|date=November 2024}}<br />
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==Italian studies==<br />
In 2021, Cilauro became the patron of the Australasian Centre of Italian Studies.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.acis.org.au/acis-welcomes-santo-cilauro-as-its-new-patron | title=ACIS welcomes Santo Cilauro as its new Patron | date=29 March 2021 }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
===Films===<br />
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| 2012 || ''[[Any Questions for Ben?]]'' || Producer, Writer & Camera Operator || || ||<br />
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| 2009 || ''Shintaro!'' || || rowspan="2"|Himself || rowspan="2"|Documentary ||<br />
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| 2007 || ''The Sound of Aus'' || ||<br />
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| 2004 || ''Herman, the Legal Labrador'' || || Sal the Hot Dog Vendor || Voice only ||<br />
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| 2001 || ''Numero Bruno'' || || Himself || Documentary ||<br />
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| 2000 || ''[[The Dish]]'' || Producer, Writer & Second Unit Director || || ||<br />
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| 1997 || ''[[The Castle (1997 Australian film)|The Castle]]'' || Writer & Camera Operator || || ||<br />
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| 1996 || ''The Campaign'' || Director, Writer, Producer & Cinematographer || Himself&nbsp;– Narrator || Documentary ||<br />
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| 1988 || ''Billy's Shout'' || Director || || TV Short ||<br />
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===Television===<br />
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! Year(s) !! Television Show !! Credit !! Role !! Notes !! Ref.<br />
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| 2016-19 || ''[[Utopia (Australian TV series)|Utopia]]'' || Creator, Executive Producer, Writer || || ||<br />
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| 2016 || ''[[Pacific Heat]]'' || Creator, Executive Producer, Writer || || ||<br />
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| 2014–present || ''[[Have You Been Paying Attention?]]'' || Panelist || Himself || ||<br />
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| 2013–15|| ''[[Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football]]'' || Executive Producer & Writer || Himself || ||<br />
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| rowspan="3"|2012 || ''[[Audrey's Kitchen]]'' || Executive Producer || || || <br />
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| ''[[Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!]]'' || Executive Producer & Writer || Himself || ||<br />
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| ''Pictures of You'' || Executive Producer || || ||<br />
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| 2010 || ''[[Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!]]'' || Executive Producer & Writer || Himself || ||<br />
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| 2008 || ''[[The Hollowmen]]'' || Creator, Producer, Writer & Camera Operator || Theo Tsolakis || ||<br />
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| 2007 || rowspan="2"| ''[[The Panel (Australian TV series)#Christmas specials|The Panel: Christmas Wrap]]'' || rowspan="2"|Executive Producer || rowspan="3"|Himself || ||<br />
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| 2006 || ||<br />
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| 2006–2009 || ''[[Thank God You're Here]]'' || rowspan="2"|Creator, Camera Operator (Series 1–3), Writer & Executive Producer || ||<br />
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| 2004 || ''Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge'' || || ||<br />
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| 2003 || ''[[Welcher & Welcher]]'' || || Griffin Griggs || ||<br />
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| 2001–2002 || ''[[Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures]]'' || Writer & Camera Operator || || ||<br />
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| 1998–2005 || ''[[The Panel (Australian TV series)|The Panel]]'' || rowspan="2"|Executive Producer || Himself || ||<br />
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| 1997–1998 || ''[[A River Somewhere]]'' || || ||<br />
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| 1995 || ''[[Funky Squad]]'' || rowspan="2"|Creator, Director, Producer & Writer || Stix ('Joey Alvarez') || ||<br />
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| 1994–1997 || ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'' || Geoffrey Salter || ||<br />
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| 1994 || ''Homicide... 30 Years On'' || || Himself || ||<br />
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| rowspan="2"|1993 || ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)#Bargearse|Bargearse]]'' || rowspan="3"|Director & Writer || Poloneck || ||<br />
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| ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)#The Olden Days|The Olden Days]]'' || rowspan="4"|Various || ||<br />
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| 1992–1993 || ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)|The Late Show]]'' || ||<br />
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| 1988 || ''[[The D Generation#Channel 7 Specials|The D Generation Goes Commercial]]'' || rowspan="2"|Writer || ||<br />
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| 1986–1987 || ''[[The D Generation]]'' || ||<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0162274}}<br />
* [http://www.molvania.com molvania.com] – Cilauro's parody site on the fictional country [[Molvanîa]]<br />
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