''All the Stars and Boulevards'' is the debut album by American rock band Augustana The album was released September 6, 2005, by

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. The album's release went largely unnoticed at the time. However, the single " Boston" was used during an episode of the CW series ''

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'' in 2006 and propelled the band into national prominence. As a result, the song was used in several other

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shows, and Augustana was selected as a "You Oughta Know" band by VH1. The album was then selectively re-released on September 12, 2006. "Boston" continued to be used on television into 2007, including in episodes of the series ''

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'', '' Shark'', and '' The Big Bang Theory''.

Critical reception

''All the Stars and Boulevards'' garnered a mixed reception from music critics. Gavin Edwards of '' Rolling Stone'' found the production, honest lyrics and guitar work mixing well with each other in O'Brien's control, saying that "Augustana are ready for their guest appearance on just about any WB show (OK, maybe not '' Reba'')." Tim Sendra of AllMusic said that the band's influences that make up their overall sound felt inauthentic, with production, instrumentals and vocal dexterity being put through the studio cycle. But Sendra said that "the album is still listenable in a strange kind of way since the lack of any distinguishing features allows the music to be perfect background music." Bud Scoopa of '' Paste'' said that, despite the album being well produced, he found dissonance between the lyrics and instruments mixing together.

Track listing

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."

Personnel

Musicians

Augustana is Dan Layus, Josiah Rosen, Jared Palomar, and Justin South. * Dan Layus – vocals, guitar, piano * Josiah Rosen – guitar, vocals * Jared Palomar – bass guitar, vocals, keyboards * Justin South – drums, percussion * Brendan O'Brien – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals,

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, production

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 Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME * A&R: Pete Giberga * A&R coordinator: Samantha Benerofe * Management: Michael Rosenblatt and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:All The Stars And Boulevards 2005 debut albums Augustana (band) albums Epic Records albums Albums produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)