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Can't Love, Can't Hurt
Rock · 2008 · 10 tracks · 40m

Can't Love, Can't Hurt

Augustana

Piano-led heartland rock with a dusty, cinematic sheen. Breathy vocals and organ swells create a bittersweet soundtrack for long drives and quiet departures.

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It's the perfect album for when you're driving away from a breakup and the sunset actually looks like the movies.

A weary but hopeful collection of heartland rock that feels like a long sigh at the end of a difficult day.

Can't Love, Can't Hurt · vs · Augustana
Road Trip+1.3σ

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

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 40m
01
Hey Now
4:39
02
I Still Ain't Over You
3:31
03
Sweet and Low
3:34
04
Twenty Years
4:27
05
Meet You There
3:14
06
Fire
2:31
07
Either Way, I'll Break Your Heart Someday
4:11
08
Dust
5:04
09
Rest, Shame, Love
3:59
10
Where Love Went Wrong
5:31
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the intimate piano opening of Sweet and Low into the full-band swell that feels like a sudden intake of breath.
The gritty, blues-inflected guitar solo in Fire that breaks the album's polite exterior with a moment of genuine heat.
The way the final track, Where Love Went Wrong, stretches out into a sprawling, cinematic coda that refuses to resolve quickly.
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