Augustana - "Bullets" (2005)

Augustana is a rock band based in California that formed when the members were in college in Illinois. Their debut album All the Stars and Boulevards was released in September of 2005, though it was a few months later that they started seeing radio play for the first single “Boston.” “Boston” is a really catchy piano driven that could be considered the ballad of the album. Its success was really not surprising given how Augustana’s label mates The Fray exploded in 2006 with “How To Save a Life.” The piano rock niche had gone mainstream. Other standouts on All the Stars and Boulevards include the title track and today’s song. In fact the first five tracks are stellar but the album lags a little toward the end. Augustana’s sound is somewhat influenced by late 90s radio rock such as Goo Goo Dolls and The Wallflowers. That’s not a bad thing at all, and these guys pull it off well. Their sophomore album, Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt, should be out in 2008.


Augustana - "Bullets"