Angelo De Augustine is an American musician residing in Thousand Oaks, California.[1] He has collaborated with and opened for musician Sufjan Stevens.[2]

Angelo De Augustine
Genres
OccupationMusician
LabelsAsthmatic Kitty
Websiteangelodeaugustine.com

Early life

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His parents were both close to music. When he was 5 years old, his father left home. Angelo wanted to be a professional soccer player in his teens, but an injury altered his trajectory. He began playing and writing music after receiving a guitar from a family friend.[3]

Career

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Angelo De Augustine self-released his first album in 2014, titled Spirals of Silence.[4][5] In 2017, Angelo De Augustine released his second full-length album and first with Asthmatic Kitty Records, titled Swim Inside The Moon.[6] In a 2018 review of the artist's "Carcassonne," NPR said that De Augustine wrote it for people who dream of visiting small villages and towns in France.[2] NPR characterized the album's mood as being "like waves rushing onto the shore."[2] In 2019, Angelo De Augustine released his third full-length album and second with Asthmatic Kitty Records titled Tomb.[7][8] The Irish Times described the artist's Tomb album as "his first bona fide studio album"[1] that followed "a series of low-key releases recorded in a bathtub on a reel-to-reel tape machine and a single microphone."[1]

The artist's "Time" single was performed as a duo with musician Sufjan Stevens.[9][10]

On September 24, 2021, Augustine and Stevens released a collaborative album titled A Beginner's Mind. They worked on the record together in an upstate New York cabin and watched movies every day for inspiration.[11]

His fourth solo album, titled Toil and Trouble, was released on June 30, 2023.[12]

Discography

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Studio albums[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sweeney, Eamon (January 4, 2019). "Angelo De Augustine: Tomb review – LA singer-songwriter comes of age". The Irish Times. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Angelo De Augustine: "Carcassonne"". NPR. 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Angelo de Augustine". Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. ^ DeVille, Chris. "Stream Angelo De Augustine Spirals Of Silence (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Frank, Alex. "Stream a Track From Angelo De Augustine's Poetic Debut". Vogue. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  6. ^ DeVille, Chris. "Watch Angelo De Augustine Perform "Crazy, Stoned, & Gone" At Meditation Mount". Stereogum. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Farrell, Margaret. "Angelo De Augustine: Tomb". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Edelstone, Steven. "Angelo De Augustine: Tomb Review". Paste. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  9. ^ ""Time (feat. Sufjan Stevens)" Live at Reservoir Studios". Asthmatic Kitty Records. October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Stanley, Laura (January 14, 2019). "Angelo De Augustine – Tomb". Exclaim! Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine Announce New Album, Share New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "Angelo De Augustine Details Fourth Studio Album 'Toil and Trouble'". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "Angelo De Augustine – Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.