Description

This is Your Life, the new album from anthemic rock trio, Augustines, is an urgent, resonant wakeup call, taking stock of where we are now and what the future holds an open road ahead. The bands revelatory debut single demands from its audience: Are we alive? Or are we just kidding ourselves?

Recorded in New York, Los Angeles and Bridgeport, CT, with Joe Chiccarelli and long-time associate Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Frightened Rabbit) and featuring amazing Senegalese vocalists Pape and Cheikh on the beautiful May You Keep Well and Running In Place, This Is Your Life revels in a sense of realization. The thesis is in the title: its a battle cry, says McCarthy. This Is Your Life. Were here, now, and this is it, buddy. Youre alive. I know its a grind but you can do anything. Being alive is amazing. And its not forever. What are we going to do?

This Is Your Life sees Augustines experimenting and traveling down new roads. Drummer Rob Allen elaborates: we wanted to spread our wings a little bit on this record. We had in the past flirted with samples and what-not, but never really on the percussive side. We had great fun messing and experimenting with older analog instruments like 808s and 909s as well as more modern instrumentation, like the Roland Spd-SX and Maschine. For me its clear. This record shows weve tried to grow as musicians and not stay in our comfort zone. To grow as people. To improve