Following the break-up of their former band
Pela, McCarthy and Sanderson decided to continue producing the songs that were originally supposed to comprise Pela's second studio album. The album covers a lot of very difficult subjects, the most prominent of these subjects are the untimely deaths of McCarthy's mother and brother. Rob Allen, the band's drummer, states that while there is a heavy focus on the painful subjects throughout the album the band also has a deep sense of positivity and hope. "The songs are about topics that happened over a period of time. They have a lot of meaning to us, especially Bill and that won't change, but, if anything, we are living proof that things can get better, opportunities can come your way and that is worth celebrating! We are jovial, energetic people who want to enjoy life and I think that's what you see when we perform." The band traveled extensively in the British Isles and Europe in support of the album, performing at festivals such as
Pukkelpop, Reading & Leeds and large venues such as Shepherd's Bush. In 2014, the band toured the U.S. supporting
Frightened Rabbit. In June 2011, the music video for "Chapel Song" won the title of best music video at the Los Angeles Art-House film festival. In March 2012 the band recorded a session at
Abbey Road Studios The band released the video for the third single to be taken from
Rise Ye Sunken Ships, "Juarez", on April 11, 2012.
Augustines (2014) In late 2013, the band spent several weeks in the studio of producer
Peter Katis (Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Jónsi Birgisson) working on their self-titled second album,
Augustines. Upon completion of the album (released in early 2014) the band embarked on their first headlining U.S. tour, selling out most shows well in advance. Augustines returned to the UK in early April, and spent a great deal of the summer doing European festivals. After further US dates in the autumn, they returned to Europe. The band finished the year with a triumphant gig in front of 3000 at the London Roundhouse. This was filmed for use in a documentary about the band called
Rise. In August 2015, the band completed a UK/Europe tour and began work on their third album.
This Is Your Life and break up (2016) Augustines released their third album,
This Is Your Life on June 10. It was announced on September 6 that their upcoming shows later in the year would be their last due to financial constraints. Augustines played their final show on October 31, 2016 at the O2 Academy in
Liverpool. They ended with 'Cruel City', from their second album. The entire show was broadcast via Facebook Live.
Post-Augustines In 2017, McCarthy released his first solo album,
Shelter. Produced by Sanderson, the album featured input from Allen, Pela drummer Tomislav Zovich, and Augustines regular Yannis Panos. Sanderson also released his own solo project in 2017,
Audio Journal Vol. 1: Bringing the Past to Light.
Possible reunion In 2023 and 2024, the members started to tease their reunion, with the band's social media accounts returning to action in late 2024. On Tuesday September 30 2025, the weareaugustines Instagram account posted a short video of the band playing accompanied by the message "HEAR YE HEAR YE! Its time my friends.... Augustines are back Stay tuned for news." ==Discography==