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Augustana is an alternative rock (or piano rock) band that originally met and formed at Greenville College in Greenville, IL. The original band members included Dan Layus, Josiah Rosen, Simeon Lohrmann, and Kyle Baker. The band recorded Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays on campus in early 2003. After locally releasing their Mayfield EP, the band parted ways with drummer Kyle Baker and bass player Simeon Lohrmann; and added Josh Calhoun (drums) and Jared Palomar (originally keys, moved to bass guitar) to the lineup. Soon after, the band decided to quit school and head to Los Angeles in search of a label. Augustana quickly signed by Epic Records in California during 2004. Josh Calhoun was replaced by Justin South. Their first major-label album, All the Stars and Boulevards, was produced by Epic Records and catapulted them into the spotlight. The band is perhaps best known for its single,

Boston, whose music video features the lead singer on a beach full of pianos and was featured on the WB show “One Tree Hill.” Their music has also been largely played on NBC’s comedy, Scrubs. Characterized by piano lines and the breathy vocals of Dan Layus (the lead singer), Augustana’s sound is at once contemplative and slow, but also captivating. Josiah Rosen left the band in April of 2006. Chris Sachtleben replaced Josiah. David Lamoureux also parted ways with the band end of 2006/early 2007. John Vincent replaced David.

The band members are:
Dan Layus (lead vocals, piano, guitar)
Jared Palomar (bass, keyboards, vocals)

All the Stars and Boulevards
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Can't Love, Can't Hurt
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Can't Love, Can't Hurt EP
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Sweet And Low
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Top Tracks

1	Boston full track	4,647
2	Stars and Boulevards	1,861
3	Sunday Best full track	1,351
4	Sweet and Low full track	1,285
5	Bullets	1,002
6	Hotel Roosevelt full track	965
7	Coffee And Cigarettes	932
8	Hey Now full track	845
9	Twenty Years full track	843
10	Mayfield full track	842
11	Lonely People full track	825
12	I Still Ain't Over You full track	800
13	Feel Fine	789
14	Fire full track	772
15	California's Burning full track	710

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helloor wrote:
Saturday evening

Hi! I think you guys might like our band; The Animation! Take a look! http://www.lastfm.se/music/The+Animation or http://www.myspace.com/theanimationmusic Thank you!

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aNGe_LiNa wrote:
Friday evening

Fire is so awesome!

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catkin_01 wrote:
Tuesday evening

Twenty Years <3

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comebackvic wrote:
Tuesday morning

blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargk metal edu!!!!!! haha

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edutuario wrote:
Tuesday morning

i disagree with comebackvic boston sucks, long live to blaaaaaaargck metaaaaal rooooooooooooooooooo sataaaaan

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comebackvic wrote:
Tuesday morning

both cd's are good. People should listen more songs and not only Boston heh

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g3red wrote:
last month

Great band and very nice songs, esp 'Boston' <33

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gabriellour wrote:
last month

i love augustana. ahhhh they never get old.

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Milhaud wrote:
last month

http://cadadiauncantar.blogspot.com/2008/09/augustana-boston.html

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maksurf wrote:
last month

anyone got the track just sleep from midwest skies and sleepless mondays? got the rest of the album from a guy on here but missing the one song

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ricardosanTM wrote:
last month

i've known these guys since 2004 (: never gets old.

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Attayla wrote:
last month

I LOVE AUGUSTANA :)

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yoletsee wrote:
last month

I know this is random but please join. this is a new group I just started and I would love love it if you'd unite with the rest of us..http://www.last.fm/group/Save+the+Polaroids

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MusicReviewInc wrote:
last month

sweet and low<333

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Cittabella wrote:
last month

and i'm STILL in love with this band. seems like i never get tired of augustana

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x-basti-x wrote:
last month

im so in love with 'sweet and low' <3

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agata_cz wrote:
last month

not original but quite nice :)

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danny18 wrote:
last month

nice

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Cry-of-a-blank wrote:
August 2008

めちゃくちゃいい歌を聞かせてくるよね。是非、ライブで聴きたいです。

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aniiinhaxD wrote:
August 2008

Excellent! *-*

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