Augie March is one of Australia's finest, embraced down under with accolades and awards nominations, though States side awareness and record distribution's been lacking. We hope all that's gonna change for the Augies this August, when Moo, You Bloody Choir finally sees these shores in all its clever, melodic glory. In a review that's more 8.3 than the given 7.5 (but what do we know of numbers), P4K lavishes love and likens them to Grant Lee Buffalo, and that's fair, though singer Glenn Richards pulls off of Grant-Lee's page as much from Jeff Buckley's high-range grace notes. "One Crowded Hour" is a superb starting point if you've yet to dig in (it's a must-listen, at MySpace), which is followed sequentially on Moo, You with the equally gripping, heart-blood dripping "Victoria's Secrets." You get both those with the LP, but "The Brothel Creeper"'s a bonus for American ears, released as an Australia-only bonus in the special edition Moo package. This one's about the horn charts, more of a throwback gait than a steady March, but when Glenn's singing, the tune's all his.
Augie March - "The Brothel Creeper" (MP3)
The band's got two US shows in advance of Moo, You Bloody Choir's long-overdue American release (Mercury Lounge, NYC on 7/30 / Roxy, LA on / LA 8/9), well worth checking.
