Billy McCarthy, Augustines (Photo: Andy Crossland for Live4ever Media)
Augustines have confirmed their second studio album is to be self-titled and will be released early next year.
“The first record was obviously very personal,” Billy McCarthy explains.
“It was about cold, hard truth. Cold, hard fact. There was nothing I could do to help any of the characters in the songs last time. This time it’s absolutely about having the ability to help all the characters in the songs. There’s an empowerment to it.“
‘Augustines‘ is slated for release on February 3rd 2014 and was produced by The National and Interpol cohort Peter Kati. It has already been preceded by the tracks ‘Nothing To Lose But Your Head‘ and ‘Cruel City‘.
“We travelled the world searching for what really matters in life and looked for new goals,” Eric Sanderson continues. “And like most things in life we found that the most important thing was right in front of our faces. People. Interacting with people, inspiring them and being inspired by them is all that matters in life, so we built this record with other people in mind.”