{"title":"Angelo De Augustine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngelo De Augustine is a talented musician based in Thousand Oaks, California. Growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, he found inspiration in his surroundings and began writing and recording music. With a unique blend of heartfelt lyrics and captivating melodies, Angelo's songs resonate with listeners on a deep level. His music captures the essence of raw emotion and vulnerability, creating an intimate connection between artist and audience. Whether performing live or recording in the studio, Angelo's passion for music shines through in every note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his soulful voice and intricate guitar playing, Angelo creates a mesmerizing sound that is both hauntingly beautiful and deeply moving. His songs explore themes of love, loss, and self-discovery, inviting listeners to reflect on their own experiences. Drawing from influences such as Elliott Smith and Nick Drake, Angelo has developed a distinct musical style that is uniquely his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince releasing his debut album [title] in [year], Angelo has gained recognition for his exceptional talent as a singer-songwriter. His honest lyrics and evocative storytelling have garnered praise from critics and fans alike. With each new release, Angelo continues to push boundaries creatively while staying true to his artistic vision.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"toil-and-trouble","title":"Toil and Trouble","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth solo album from Angelo De Augustine, \u003ci\u003eToil and Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e exists according to its own quixotic logic, inhabiting a psychic landscape as sublimely mystifying as a fever dream or fairy tale. In creating such an all - enveloping body of work, the Souther n California - based artist spent nearly three years working alone and exploring the vast expanse of his imagination. “This album came from thinking about the madness of the world right now and how overwhelming that can be,” says De Augustine. “I used a sort of counter - world as a guide to try to gain some understanding of what’s actually going on here — I had to take myself out of reality in order to try to understand reality.” At turns bewitching and devastating and ineffably lovely, the result is the most vis ionary work yet from a singular songwriter, revealing his profound capacity to alchemize pain into extraordinary beauty\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asthmatic Kitty","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50490667139403,"sku":"2022817","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50490667237707,"sku":"2022818","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a1ldMqbS_dc82e8d8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727669937"},{"product_id":"swim-inside-the-moon","title":"Swim Inside the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwim Inside The Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicate, confident, quiet singer songwriter record by 24 year old Angelo De Augustine. Angelo’s setup was simple: a Shure SM57 microphone next to the wall of the shower and a cable back to an analogue reel-to-reel in his nearby bathroom. For some songs, he played his mother’s 100-year old piano in the living room and on others he added synth and electric guitar. Listeners might hear Nick Drake’s intricate arpeggiated guitar parts, Elliott Smith’s pure vocals or, at times, a likeness to the soulfulness of artists such as Robert Johnson, Vashti Bunyan and Judee Sill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Special first pressing on bone-colour vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asthmatic Kitty","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50497661206859,"sku":"1014962","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50497661337931,"sku":"1014961","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2a45a8d4-7fd4-40cd-a90a-25622a9a3eeb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727729820"},{"product_id":"tomb","title":"Tomb","description":"\u003cp\u003eAngelo De Augustine releases his new album, \u003ci\u003eTomb\u003c\/i\u003e - his first recorded in a studio and produced by renowned musician Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman; credits include work on albums for St. Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, Glen Hansard, and Rhye). The 12 songs came together quickly, out of necessity following his first true heartbreak around Christmas 2017 - and while \u003ci\u003eTomb\u003c\/i\u003e was born from this breakup, the album expanded to explore years of loss and disappointment. Throughout, De Augustine sings of his first love (\u003ci\u003eTomb\u003c\/i\u003e), attempts to reconcile possible past mistakes (\u003ci\u003eYou Needed Love, I Needed You\u003c\/i\u003e), and reckoning with how personal and familial history impacts present and future relationships (\u003ci\u003eKaitlin, Bird Has Flown\u003c\/i\u003e). Like the best albums about heartbreak, \u003ci\u003eTomb\u003c\/i\u003e transforms pain into beauty. \u003ci\u003eTomb\u003c\/i\u003e is a musical breakthrough for De Augustine, with Bartlett's artful production spotlighting his increasingly impressive songwriting as hinted on his recent standalone single, \u003ci\u003eCarcassonne\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Limited Red Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP+ - Limited Yellow Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asthmatic Kitty","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50510340391243,"sku":"1049001","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/311314a4-9d0f-4303-a970-14c0a263409a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727873023"},{"product_id":"angel-in-plainclothes","title":"Angel in Plainclothes","description":"\u003cp\u003eAngelo De Augustine returns with\u003cem\u003e Angel in Plainclothes,\u003c\/em\u003e his fifth album and most inspired work yet-a deeply felt rendering of his multi-year journey of healing and renewal. The record showcases De Augustine's powerful melodies and poignant lyrics across tracks like the haunting elegy \"Empty Shell,\" the hopeful \"Spirit of the Unknown,\" and standout psychedelic country piece \"Mirror Mirror.\" Themes explore life's fragility, second chances, and picking up the pieces after an undiagnosed illness forced him to re-learn basic abilities: \"I'm trying to figure out who I am now,\" De Augustine says. \"I feel like I may have been given a second chance at life, and I'd like to live it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten, recorded, arranged, produced, and mixed by the artist at his recording studio A Secret Place in Southern California, the album marks his first time welcoming collaborators in years, including string arranger Oliver Hill (Kevin Morby, Helado Negro), harpist Leng Bian, background vocalist\/percussionist Wendy Fraser, producer Thomas Bartlett (who produced De Augustine's Tomb, as well as St. Vincent, Bebel Gilberto), and co-producer Jonathan Wilson (Angel Olsen, Father John Misty) on \"The Cure.\" The result is a powerful statement of hope: \"One of the most helpful things that kept me going was the people in my life telling me that everything was ultimately going to be okay. 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