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Something Beautiful
Rock · 2024 · 10 tracks · 37m

Something Beautiful

Augustana

Warm, piano-led Americana that trades youthful angst for seasoned resilience. A collection of unhurried songs for long drives and quiet realizations.

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It's like the best parts of the mid-2000s grew up and moved to a quiet house in the country.

A quiet, steady hopefulness that feels earned through years of experience.

Something Beautiful · vs · Augustana
Hopeful+1.5σ

Hopeful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 37m
01
Stand On My Own
3:08
02
Count On Each Other
3:06
03
Farther Down The Line
3:32
04
Carry The World
3:26
05
If I Fail Now
4:47
06
Something Beautiful
4:06
07
Hear Your Name
3:23
08
Give Up Trying
3:54
09
The Distance
4:00
10
Always A Way Out
4:01
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the piano chords on the title track feel like they are exhaling alongside the vocals.
The subtle introduction of pedal-steel textures that ground the record in a modern Americana landscape.
The vulnerable crack in the vocal delivery during the bridge of 'If I Fail Now' that feels entirely unedited.
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