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Moo, You Bloody Choir
Studio album by
Augie March
Released11 March 2006
RecordedNovember 2004–June 2005
StudioSing Sing, Melbourne; Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco; Woodstock Studios, Melbourne; Second World Studios, Victoria
GenreIndie rock, indie pop, indie folk
Length66:10
LabelSony BMG Australia, Jive
ProducerEric Drew Feldman, Paul McKercher, Augie March
Augie March chronology
Strange Bird
(2002) 		Moo, You Bloody Choir
(2006) 		Watch Me Disappear
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubB[2]
IGN8.3/10[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Pitchfork7.5/10[5]
PopMatters9/10[6]
The Skinny[7]
The Sydney Morning Herald(not rated)[8]

Moo, You Bloody Choir is the third studio album by the Australian indie rock band Augie March. It was released in 2006 in Australia by BMG. It entered the ARIA album charts at #10 and was nominated for Album of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, losing to Tea & Sympathy by Bernard Fanning.[9][10]

The album was re-released 19 May 2007 with a bonus CD of live and unreleased tracks.[11] The 2006 version of "There Is No Such Place" features an orchestra.

The title comes directly from the lyrics of "The Honey Month".

Reception

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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, the album was nominated for five awards.[12] It also won the Australian Music Prize in 2006.[13] At the J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[14]

In October 2010, Moo, You Bloody Choir was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[15] In 2011, the album featured at number 93 on the Triple J Hottest 100 Albums of All Time.[16]

The lead single, "One Crowded Hour" peaked on the ARIA singles chart at #29 and was voted #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 chart.[17][18]

Named the 98th best Australian album by Rolling Stone Australia in 2021, they said, "a gorgeous, ambitious album layered with storytelling and poetry, Augie March setting the scene carefully as if they were directors of a play. Moo, You Bloody Choir is filled with character studies and surreal imagery—of bandits and hangings, of rivers with eyes, of those in search of something larger than themselves."[19]

Track listing

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(All songs by Glenn Richards)

  1. "One Crowded Hour" – 4:50
  2. "Victoria's Secrets" – 4:47
  3. "The Cold Acre" – 5:38
  4. "Stranger Strange" – 5:17
  5. "Mother Greer"[20] – 3:46
  6. "The Honey Month" – 4:52
  7. "Just Passing Through" – 5:26
  8. "Thin Captain Crackers" – 3:39
  9. "Bottle Baby" – 4:28
  10. "Mt. Wellington Reverie" – 3:44
  11. "The Baron of Sentiment" – 5:10
  12. "Bolte and Dunstan Talk Youth" – 4:58
  13. "Clockwork" – 6:51
  14. "Vernoona" – 2:44

Reissue with bonus CD:

  1. O Song (Live at Kings Park, Perth)
  2. One Crowded Hour (Live at Kings Park, Perth)
  3. Men Who Follow Spring The Planet 'Round (Live at Kings Park, Perth)
  4. The Honey Month (Live at Kings Park, Perth)
  5. Lady Time (Live at Kings Park, Perth)
  6. This Train Will Be Taking No Passengers (Live at Kings Park, Perth)
  7. The Brothel Creeper
  8. There Is No Such Place (2006 Version)
  9. The Keepa (Live at Northcote Social Club)
  10. Just Passing Through (Live at Kings Park, Perth)
  11. Stranger Strange (Live at the Zoo, Brisbane)
  12. The Baron of Sentiment (Live at the Zoo, Brisbane)

Charts

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Chart (2006/07) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 10

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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  • Glenn Richards - vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Edmondo Ammendola - bass guitar
  • Adam Donovan - guitar, keyboards
  • Kiernan Box - keyboards
  • David Williams - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

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  • Ben Gillespie - trombone
  • Chris Tanner - clarinet
  • Eugene Ball - trumpet
  • Julien Wilson - tenor saxophone
  • Miki Tsunoda - violin
  • Andrea Keeble - violin
  • Matthew Tompkins - violin
  • Esther Michel - sleigh bells

References

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  1. ^ Peterson, Ben. "Moo, You Bloody Choir - Augie March". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ^ Murray, Noel (14 August 2007). "Augie March: Moo, You Bloody Choir". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ Grischow, Chad (31 August 2007). "Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir". IGN. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. ^ Urdang, Ben (8 October 2007). "Augie March – Moo You Bloody Choir". MusicOMH. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. ^ Tangari, Joe (5 June 2006). "Augie March: Moo, You Bloody Choir". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  6. ^ Raper, Dan (19 April 2006). "Augie March: Moo, You Bloody Choir". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 24 April 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  7. ^ Hamilton, Billy (7 November 2007). "Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir". The Skinny. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  8. ^ Zuel, Bernard (3 March 2006). "Moo, You Bloody Choir". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  9. ^ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Aria Awards". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Moo, You Bloody Choir (2005)". Augie March. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  12. ^ "ARIA Awards search". ARIA AWards. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. ^ "PPCA - Linking Business to Music Makers - Australian Music Prize". www.ppca.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  14. ^ "The J Award 2006". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  15. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  16. ^ "Countdown - All 100 | Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time | triple j". Abc.net.au. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  17. ^ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Augie March - One Crowded Hour". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  18. ^ "history | triple j hottest 100 - 2008 | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  19. ^ James Di Fabrizio. "200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone Australia.
  20. ^ Zuel, Bernard (22 April 2006). "Moo to you, Germaine". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  21. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Augie March – Moo, You Bloody Choir". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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