''Sunset Studies'' is the debut studio

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by the Australian

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band

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. It was released in October 2000 in Australia by BMG. The album was recorded over the course of a year in five studios with three separate producers.Paul Stewart, "Marching to a different drum," ''Sunday Herald Sun'', 29 October 2000, page 81. At the

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, the album was nominated for four awards, winning

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Track listing

(All songs by

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, arranged by Augie March except where noted) # "The Hole in Your Roof" – 7:12 # "Maroondah Reservoir" – 5:05 # "There Is No Such Place" – 3:17 # "Tulip" – 6:20 # "Tasman Awakens" – 4:42 # "Believe Me" – 2:02 # "Sunset Studies" – 5:34 # "Men Who Follow Spring The Planet 'Round" (traditional motif, Richards, Augie March) – 5:35 # "Angels of the Bowling Green" – 5:12 # "Heartbeat And Sails" – 3:01 # "The Offer" – 4:56 # "The Good Gardener (On How He Fell)" – 5:26 # "Here Comes The Night" – 4:50 # "Asleep in Perfection" – 4:04 # "Owen's Lament" – 8:46

Charts

Personnel

– guitars, vocals, piano, keys, percussion, drums ("There Is No Such Place"), drum programming, banjo, dobro, samples * Edmond Ammendola – bass, piano, percussion, electric guitar, piano accordion * David Williams – drums, piano accordion, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals ("The Hole in Your Roof") * Adam Donovan – guitar, backing vocals ("The Hole in Your Roof"), pedal steel, hammond organ, piano, keyboards, percussion, tape machine, samples

Additional personnel

* Alex Parlas – trumpet ("The Good Gardener") * Rob Dawson – piano, backing vocals ("There Is No Such Place"), organ, piano ("The Offer") * Cameron Reynolds – clarinet ("Tulip") * Tim Neill – hammond organ ("Here Comes the Night") * Paul McKercher – acoustic guitar ("Heartbeat and Sails") * Gerasimos Grammenos – percussion ("Tasman Awakens") * Naomi Evans – violin ("Men Who Follow") *

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– dobro, backing vocals ("Men Who Follow")

References

{{Authority control 2000 albums ARIA Award-winning albums Augie March albums