The album was recorded in nine studios with six different engineers between March and September 2000.

Containing lyrics of pure poetry and glorious melodic moments in beautiful ballads such as 'The Hole In Your Roof', 'Tulip' and 'There Is No Such Place'.

The lead single 'Asleep In Perfection' was nominated for two ARIA Awards (Best Single/Best Producer) and appeared in the JJJ Hottest 100.

* 1 x ARIA Award Winner 
* 3 x ARIA Awards Nominations 
* Triple J's Album of the Year - Top 5 
* Jack Rabid's Big Takeover (US) Top 40 Albums of 2001
* Australian Rolling Stone's Artists of the Year 2001
* Q Magazine's (UK) Readers Poll for the Best 50 Albums of The Last 15 Years - honourable mention

"Album of the Year" 
 - THE AGE

"Augie March are the perpetrators of the grandest orgasmic pop bliss." 
 - JUICE MAGAZINE

"The best band in Australia" 
 - REVOLVER MAGAZINE

Tracklisting: 
1. The Hole In Your Roof
2. Maroondah Reservoir
3. There Is No Such Place
4. Tulip
5. Tasman Awakens
6. Believe Me
7. Sunset Studies
8. Men Who Follow Spring The Planet 'Round
9. Angels Of The Bowling Green
10. Heartbeat And Sails
11. The Offer
12. The Good Gardener (On How He Fell) 
13. Here Comes The Night
14. Asleep In Perfection
15. Owen's Lament

Read the ‘Sunset Studies’ Bio

Read the NME article: ‘Sunset Studies’ at 20: how a poetic, sprawling Australian classic was made

Released: October 30, 2000

Behind the scenes of the recording of Augie March's first album, Sunset Studies (2000). Includes the videos to 'Asleep In Perfection', 'The Hole In Your Roof' and 'Heartbeat and Sails'.
Music video by Augie March performing Asleep In Perfection. (C) 1999 BMG Australia Limited
From Sunset Studies (2000)
From Sunset Studies (2000)
Music video by Augie March performing There Is No Such Place. (C) 2001 BMG Australia Limited