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AU GRES – Single Review: “do you think we’re old enough”

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There’s a lot of music talent coming out of southern Michigan, and over the past year or so I’ve written about a number of artists and bands putting out some really exceptional music, including Michigander, Dawning, Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions, Jake LeMond, and Au Gres (aka Joshua Kemp). A talented singer-songwriter and all-around personable guy, Joshua named his music project after the small town of Au Gres, located in a rural area of northern Michigan where he vacationed as a youth with his family, and which holds a special meaning for him.

He released his sweet debut single “Nervous” in October 2020, which has been streamed 116,000 times on Spotify, then followed in February 2021 with “At Home in the Dark”, a beautiful and exuberant song of love and devotion. I liked both songs so much, they each spent many weeks on my Weekly Top 30, with “At Home in the Dark” ending up at #73 on my Top 100 Songs of 2021 list. (I also reviewed both songs, which you can read by clicking on the ‘Related’ links at the end of this post.) Now Au Gres returns with a lovely new single, “do you think we’re old enough“, an introspective song of hope for a better future.

The song finds Au Gres reminiscing about life on a rainy summer day, wistfully thinking about his youthful dreams and ambitions. Though he’s somewhat disappointed that some have gone unmet, and that life may not have turned out quite the way he’d envisioned, he remains optimistic that greater success will come with time and maturity. “I’m so sorry for dreaming about the future. Maybe I’ll be better when we’re old enough. Hey I’m sorry for dreaming about the future. Hey I’m sorry. Do you think we’re old enough?“

Musically, the song has a serene, dreamy vibe, with beautiful delicately-strummed acoustic guitar notes layered over intricate glittery synths, punctuated here and there with subtle percussive sounds that add interesting texture to the enchanting soundscape. The gentle drum fills are just the right touch to drive the song forward without overpowering the other instruments. Joshua has a pleasing singing voice, and his smooth, comforting vocals are well-suited to his sound and music style. Here, he nicely conveys a slight sense of melancholy, while also expressing feelings of optimism and hope in the choruses.

With “do you think we’re old enough”, Au Gres has delivered another winning single, and I love that he used a photo of himself as a young toddler attempting to play the piano for the single’s cover art.

Connect with Au Gres:  Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

Stream his songs:  Spotify / Apple Music / Soundcloud / YouTube 

Purchase on:  Bandcamp / Amazon

Top 30 Songs for June 27-July 3, 2021

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  1. FLATLINE – Two Feet (1)
  2. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (4)
  3. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (2)
  4. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (3)
  5. METRONOME – Polarizer (5)
  6. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (6)
  7. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (7)
  8. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (9)
  9. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (8)
  10. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (12)
  11. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (15)
  12. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (16)
  13. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (18)
  14. SINNER – Young Decades (19)
  15. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (17)
  16. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (20)
  17. BETTER – Michigander (21)
  18. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (10)
  19. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (11)
  20. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (24)
  21. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (13)
  22. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (14)
  23. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (28)
  24. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (27)
  25. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (29)
  26. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (23)
  27. NOTHING2 – Strange Souvenirs (30)
  28. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (N)
  29. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (N)
  30. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 20-26, 2021

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  1. FLATLINE – Two Feet (3)
  2. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (1)
  3. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (2)
  4. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (9)
  5. METRONOME – Polarizer (6)
  6. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (7)
  7. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (8)
  8. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (11)
  9. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (12)
  10. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (4)
  11. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (5)
  12. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (19)
  13. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (10)
  14. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (13)
  15. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (17)
  16. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (18)
  17. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (21)
  18. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (22)
  19. SINNER – Young Decades (23)
  20. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (24)
  21. BETTER – Michigander (25)
  22. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (15)
  23. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (16)
  24. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (26)
  25. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (20)
  26. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (14)
  27. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (27)
  28. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (29)
  29. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (30)
  30. NOTHING2 – Strange Souvenirs (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 13-19, 2021

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  1. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (1)
  2. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (3)
  3. FLATLINE – Two Feet (5)
  4. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (4)
  5. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (2)
  6. METRONOME – Polarizer (7)
  7. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (8)
  8. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (10)
  9. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (21)
  10. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (9)
  11. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (12)
  12. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (13)
  13. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (11)
  14. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (6)
  15. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (16)
  16. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (17)
  17. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (18)
  18. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (19)
  19. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (20)
  20. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (14)
  21. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (23)
  22. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (24)
  23. SINNER – Young Decades (25)
  24. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (26)
  25. BETTER – Michigander (27)
  26. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (29)
  27. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (30)
  28. ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS – Weezer (15)
  29. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (N)
  30. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 6-12, 2021

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  1. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (3)
  2. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (1)
  3. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (2)
  4. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (4)
  5. FLATLINE – Two Feet (11)
  6. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (6)
  7. METRONOME – Polarizer (8)
  8. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (9)
  9. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (12)
  10. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (13)
  11. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (14)
  12. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (15)
  13. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (16)
  14. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (7)
  15. ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS – Weezer (5)
  16. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (17)
  17. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (18)
  18. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (20)
  19. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (21)
  20. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (22)
  21. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (28)
  22. ENEMY MINE – Roadkeeper (10)
  23. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (24)
  24. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (25)
  25. SINNER – Young Decades (26)
  26. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (27)
  27. BETTER – Michigander (30)
  28. MY EX’S BEST FRIEND – Machine Gun Kelly featuring blackbear (19)
  29. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (N)
  30. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (N)

Top 30 Songs for May 30-June 5, 2021

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  1. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (2)
  2. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (1)
  3. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (3)
  4. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (7)
  5. ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS – Weezer (4)
  6. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (8)
  7. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (6)
  8. METRONOME – Polarizer (9)
  9. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (10)
  10. ENEMY MINE – Roadkeeper (5)
  11. FLATLINE – Two Feet (17)
  12. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (12)
  13. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (13)
  14. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (14)
  15. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (15)
  16. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (16)
  17. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (18)
  18. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (19)
  19. MY EX’S BEST FRIEND – Machine Gun Kelly featuring blackbear (11)
  20. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (22)
  21. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (23)
  22. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (24)
  23. PATCHWERK – Sub Urban & Two Feet (21)
  24. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (25)
  25. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (26)
  26. SINNER – Young Decades (27)
  27. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (29)
  28. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (30)
  29. ESTELLA – Kenny Hoopla featuring Travis Barker (19)
  30. BETTER – Michigander (N)

Top 30 Songs for May 23-29, 2021

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  1. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (1)
  2. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (3)
  3. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (6)
  4. ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS – Weezer (5)
  5. ENEMY MINE – Roadkeeper (2)
  6. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (4)
  7. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (8)
  8. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (9)
  9. METRONOME – Polarizer (10)
  10. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (11)
  11. MY EX’S BEST FRIEND – Machine Gun Kelly featuring blackbear (7)
  12. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (13)
  13. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (14)
  14. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (15)
  15. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (16)
  16. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (17)
  17. FLATLINE – Two Feet (20)
  18. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (19)
  19. ESTELLA – Kenny Hoopla featuring Travis Barker (12)
  20. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (22)
  21. PATCHWERK – Sub Urban & Two Feet (23)
  22. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (24)
  23. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (25)
  24. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (26)
  25. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (28)
  26. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (29)
  27. SINNER – Young Decades (30)
  28. THE BANDIT – Kings of Leon (21)
  29. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (N)
  30. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (N)

Top 30 Songs for May 16-22, 2021

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  1. SHY AWAY – twenty one pilots (1)
  2. ENEMY MINE – Roadkeeper (3)
  3. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (4)
  4. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (2)
  5. ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS – Weezer (6)
  6. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (7)
  7. MY EX’S BEST FRIEND – Machine Gun Kelly featuring blackbear (5)
  8. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (10)
  9. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (11)
  10. METRONOME – Polarizer (12)
  11. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (13)
  12. ESTELLA – Kenny Hoopla featuring Travis Barker (9)
  13. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (15)
  14. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (16)
  15. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (17)
  16. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (18)
  17. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (19)
  18. SLEEP – The Frontier (8)
  19. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (21)
  20. FLATLINE – Two Feet (29)
  21. THE BANDIT – Kings of Leon (14)
  22. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (23)
  23. PATCHWERK – Sub Urban & Two Feet (24)
  24. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (25)
  25. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (26)
  26. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (28)
  27. PEACHES – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon (22)
  28. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (N)
  29. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (N)
  30. SINNER – Young Decades (N)

Top 30 Songs for May 9-15, 2021

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  1. SHY AWAY – twenty one pilots (6)
  2. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (1)
  3. ENEMY MINE – Roadkeeper (4)
  4. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (5)
  5. MY EX’S BEST FRIEND – Machine Gun Kelly featuring blackbear (3)
  6. ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS – Weezer (8)
  7. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (10)
  8. SLEEP – The Frontier (2)
  9. ESTELLA – Kenny Hoopla featuring Travis Barker (7)
  10. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (11)
  11. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (12)
  12. METRONOME – Polarizer (13)
  13. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (14)
  14. THE BANDIT – Kings of Leon (9)
  15. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (18)
  16. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (19)
  17. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (20)
  18. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (24)
  19. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (25)
  20. FIRE – Two Feet (16)
  21. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (23)
  22. PEACHES – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon (21)
  23. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (26)
  24. PATCHWERK – Sub Urban & Two Feet (27)
  25. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (28)
  26. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (29)
  27. ALL ABOUT YOU – The Knocks featuring Foster the People (15)
  28. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (30)
  29. FLATLINE – Two Feet (N)
  30. WAITING ON A WAR – Foo Fighters (17)

Top 30 Songs for May 2-8, 2021

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  1. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (1)
  2. SLEEP – The Frontier (2)
  3. MY EX’S BEST FRIEND – Machine Gun Kelly featuring blackbear (4)
  4. ENEMY MINE – Roadkeeper (6)
  5. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (7)
  6. SHY AWAY – twenty one pilots (17)
  7. ESTELLA – Kenny Hoopla featuring Travis Barker (8)
  8. ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS – Weezer (9)
  9. THE BANDIT – Kings of Leon (3)
  10. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (11)
  11. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (13)
  12. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (14)
  13. METRONOME – Polarizer (15)
  14. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (16)
  15. ALL ABOUT YOU – The Knocks featuring Foster the People (5)
  16. FIRE – Two Feet (10)
  17. WAITING ON A WAR – Foo Fighters (12)
  18. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (19)
  19. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (20)
  20. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (22)
  21. PEACHES – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon (24)
  22. BEAUTIFUL DISGUISE – Melotika (18)
  23. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (28)
  24. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (29)
  25. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (30)
  26. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (N)
  27. PATCHWERK – Sub Urban & Two Feet (N)
  28. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (N)
  29. TYPHOON – Royal Blood (N)
  30. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (N)