"The Cold Acre" is a song by Australian band Augie March. It was released in 2006 as the second and final single from the band's third studio album, Moo, You Bloody Choir.
| "The Cold Acre" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Augie March | ||||
| from the album Moo, You Bloody Choir | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Sony BMG Australia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Glenn Richards | |||
| Producer(s) | Eric Drew Feldman, Paul McKercher, Augie March | |||
| Augie March singles chronology | ||||
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In Bernard Zuel's review of the album, he described how the song's "lyrics fill me with wonder. From a homeless man facing death with equanimity ('And when I go my bones will know/ to pick up and follow the wagon that rolls on the cold acre')."[1] Robert Forster describes the lyrics as "beautiful lines, and they talk to each other."[2] Billboard Magazine described the song as "gentle and poppy, layered with piano and harmonies".[3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 the music video for "Cold Acre", directed by Ben Saunders and Germain McMicking, was nominated for Best Video.[4][5]
In February to March 2007 the group undertook a nationwide Cold Acre Tour to support the single and its album.[6] In March 2015 the song's writer, Glenn Richards, jokingly told an enthusiastic audience member, "You can have it... It makes me about 50 cents a year in APRA cheques. Just wash my windows once a week and it's yours."[7]
Music video
editThe landscape of the video is set in a vast open forest as lead singer Richards is rolling a boulder along a track. Along the way he ventures through a cleared section of the forest, where logged trees are noticed. He then comes across various people (the other band members) lending him a hand to push the boulder up a slope. At the top of the track, legs emerge from this boulder, which then flees from the band members, running down the slope.
Track listing
edit- "The Cold Acre" - 5:38
References
edit- ^ Zuel, Bernard (22 April 2006). "Moo, You Bloody Choir". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Forster, Robert (April 2006). "The Exford Dregs". The Monthly. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "The Billboard Reviews". Billboard. 119: 35. 11 August 2007.
- ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Bonus, Jade (11 January 2007). "Augie March Announce 'Cold Acre' Tour!". The Dwarf. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Hogan, Matthew (30 March 2015). "Augie on March Again". The West Australian. Retrieved 16 June 2015.