album, Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays was released in 2003 and only 1000 copies were produced. Augustana is : Dan Layus (vocals, piano, guitar), Jared Palomar (bass guitar, vocals, keyboards), Chris Sachtleben (guitar, mandolin), Justin South (drums, percussion), John Vincent (keyboards, vocals).Augustana band have been featured on numerous tours with artists such as Switchfoot, The Fray, Counting Crows, Dashboard Confessional, O.A.R., Snow Patrol, The Damnwells, Goo Goo Dolls, Acceptance, and Cartel as well as having their own headlining tours.
All the Stars and Boulevards album was released September 6, 2005 and reached #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #96 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
The first single from the album, Boston, was released in 2005. It was a different version from the one on their debut album, Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays. The album was re-released on September 12, 2006 and was announced through the band's MySpace page. The album was made available exclusively at Best Buy stores. It was also available on the Best Buy website, where it was sold out by the following day. The new features on this re-release are: a re-mixed version of "Wasteland", a new track named "Marie", acoustic versions of "Boston" and "Stars and Boulevards", and music videos for "Boston" and "Stars and Boulevards".
Augustana's contemplative, melodic sound is characterized by numerous piano lines and the breathy vocals of frontman Layus.
Can't Love, Can't Hurt Released: April 29, 2008
Singles: Sweet and Low.
All the Stars and Boulevards (re-release) Released: September 12, 2006
Album Information
Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays Released: early 2003 First full-length Augustana album distributed at shows in the Midwest and Southern California. Produced & Engineered By Jon King Only 1000 copies were produced.
