posted by Loren on August 9, 2011
If Los Angeles is the breeding grounds for pop sensations and resilient sound waves, San Diego is the beautiful stepchild. I’ve spent my last three years among its very own breeding grounds and no place on the map has produced such an eclectic mix of alternative rock quite as well as the people down near the border. Bands such as Jamuel Saxon, Little Hurricane, Jeans Wilder, and Dirty Gold have finally incurred the recognition they deserve. Dan Layus bellowing his infectious vocals among his band Augustana, certainly headline this lineup that warrant the credit and not the credit that places them among a television soundtrack. The band, of course, is best known for their hit single “Boston” but we must all understand that a band cannot be defined by the drop of a name. Living among the cloud that the deviant single created, Augustana has since consistently produced hidden gems and luring tunes that seem to go unnoticed by the music community but kept within the avid fanatics of the band. Another detriment the single “Boston” cemented was a bubble to which the band must perform within and have since fragmented from.
I first saw Augustana play, ironically, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the Cat’s Cradle. A perfect intimate set for a band bred for the stage but painstakingly and sometimes undeservedly captured on record. Each EP or album, much like John Mayer, is merely an anecdote of their fullest potential. Since the release of Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt in 2008, the band has increased the southern rock supplement to Layus’ extraordinary voice to manufacture a sound more fitting to their talents. Their newest album, self-titled Augustana, continues the trend with southern guitar riffs and quieted pianos that are fully demonstrated on tracks such as “Steal Your Heart” and “Wrong Side of Love.” Check out the entire album, and spread the word.
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Augustana – Wrong Side of Love (Downloaded 286 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Alt-country • Amazing Voice • Americana • Catchy • Male vocal
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