Some Snow Would Be Nice

You may recognize this song from hearing it play in the A&P as you picked out the lowest-calorie orange juice (as was the case with me). I got to see up-and-comers Augustana play this and other ballads at 107.1 The Peak's annual Pleasantville Music Festival, Sat July 9th. I also had the pleasure of meeting Jared, the bassist, after hanging around sidestage like a misplaced groupie at the super kid-friendly, outdoor concert. Dan's voice sounded older and more raw during the performance, which grounded the sappy hit a bit. And the breeze blowing through the boys' hair really complimented the music. I was feeling it, swaying alongside my good friend and fellow BU student Leora and mouthing along to the lyrics, "I think I'll go to Boston". Forget NYC... Looks like Beantown's the latest runaway destination.





Guitar Sex.
My fav.

DAWES

I got to see an intimate performance by the very talented Dawes in a recording studio last Friday. I ended up taking them to lunch afterwards and they are really nice guys. Although they deny it, these LA hipsters' tunes have a bit of a country vibe. Their music is marked by vocal harmonies and chill beats.

One song that resonates with me is "Love is All I Am", with it's catchy bassline and poetic lyrics. Check out the video, which shows many faces of Love, against a sunny Cali backdrop:



Click here for their "Peak Performance" photos
and here for Myspace

OK GO

Wait! OK Go is actually kinda cool! Best known for their nerdy treadmill dance routine in the video for pop-rock single "Here It Goes Again", OK Go recently released a new, more mature-sounding album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky. I heard this song through NEXT, a new radio show, hosted by The Peak's Chris Bro, that promises to find you your new favorite song. Well, it worked for me! Give "White Knuckles" a listen, below. It's super funky and has a sick guitar solo towards the middle.



Now check out the trippy video for the single WTF?, which also exhibits that heavily distorted bass, funky riff, and crazy solo, but with a steadier, more yearning overall feel. You can see the band has retained their love of creative videos as well as their goofy sense of humor.


OK GO GET THE NEW ALBUM! (pun unintended)