WONGIE INDIE ROCK SONG OF THE WEEK: augustines - nothing to lose but your head

augustines - nothing to lose but your head
talk about anthem! this song just grabs you by the heart and just shakes you back down from the clouds for a reality check then kicks you flying back out with an enthused energy to take on the world (okay, maybe not that powerful, but the song is kind of brilliant in that way). trimming down their namesake to just the augustines, there are no cut corners with the bigness of this song. just rocking epic!

WONGIE INDIE SONG OF THE WEEK: we are augustines - book of james

we are augustines - book of james
[fresh off their successful performances at CMJ, the brooklyn based trio of we are augustines are bringing their sound of musical urgency (with singalong bridges and handclaps in tow!) to the masses. though this song has an undertone of loss and sadness (lead singer billy mccarthy wrote the song about his brother who committed suicide), what makes it kind of genius is the ultimate sense of hope by the end. i am definitely a new fan and so should you!]