Even though I am a self-admitted indie music snob, I too crave the sweet goodness of tasty pop rock. Not punk pop, but the type that I have recently found myself addicted to that consists of Augustana and Justin Nozuka. Augustana's new album, Can't Love Can't Hurt, was a highly anticipated sophomore album around the SCOPE community, as we have a huge fan of theirs on board. I could call myself a fan of Augustana, however, I found myself a bit disappointed with All The Stars and Boulevards album as a whole. There were songs that were really [...]
We have got a pretty good week of music releases staring us in the face this week. I really like Augustana's first album, especially the title track. "Boston" got them some MTV and pop radio play, but, like so many radio hits, I didn't even like that one too much. However, this is far from the [...]
With the release of their album at the end of the month, the new video of their Can't Love, Can't Hurt EP, the Red Sox playing every night in Boston and this past weekend's golf at Augusta, it has been kinda tough to get Augustana out of my mind. After two and a half years since the release of All the Stars and Boulevards , it is time to talk Augustana again. With a new tour and a new sound (alt-country?), the group is excitedly awaiting a slew of old fans and [...]