By Alex Kantarelis

Worcester’s own ambient rock band Our Lives In Motion has continued their speedy rise through the local scene and has crafted their distinctive sound into a new record called Stages. They have spent the last year gaining respect from various avenues and look to continue their rise going into 2012.

The band is the brainchild of vocalist Dave Beaudreau and guitarist Tony Langone, who set out to start a project that was completely original in both style and sound. “We had no intent on modeling ourselves after any particular band but instead just writing straight from the heart and reinforcing this with a go big or go home attitude which we still hold true to,” Beaudreau said. The two of them spent the summer of 2009 recording demos and brainstorming ideas. As the first batch of songs started to unfold, they were joined by Camden Harrison on bass and Jeff Amadei on drums. Together, the quartet began playing shows and writing songs, developing a fresh sound all their own.

It didn’t take long for things to get rolling for OLIM. In 2010, they were named one of purevolume.com‘s top 20 unsigned bands, and won the Vans Warped Tour Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands. They finished off the year by sculpting their unique blend of rock, melody, and ambiance into their debut EP Salvation in Secrets, and scored Earshot Media as their publicity machine.

As 2011 hit, they continued to play shows and get the attention of everyone who heard them, eventually finding themselves returning to the studio to record a follow up. Drawing influences from a variety of different genres of music, and keeping their no-limit thought process, OLIM delivered their second EP, Stages, which was a step in a slightly new direction (and was produced by Brooks Paschal, who has produced such bands as There For Tomorrow and Paramore). “It displays our lighter yet still edgy side and allows listeners to see a different side of us but still get that OLIM sound,” Beaudreau said, who takes pride in their ability to making songs their fans can really relate to, while still keeping things interesting. “We wanted our fans to see how versatile we could be when it came to writing and give them a taste of things to come,” he said. 2011 also saw the guys hit the ampmagazine.com radar and get a coveted interview with the online mag.

Some of the new songs are heavy hitting, while other songs lean more towards the melodic side. Beaudreau credits a variety of influences in shaping the songs of OLIM. “Surprisingly enough you can find me listening to a huge variety of music anywhere from country, classic rock, to metal,” he said. Taking that into account is what places OLIM on a different category from your run of the mill local band. They manage to leave no stone unturned as they create their tunes. “I feel it’s extremely important to be well versed in all genres of music in order to broaden creativity. This is a very important aspect of our writing style as a band. Our open mindedness to music in general is what has really molds our sound,” Beaudreau said.

The future sure looks bright for this band, as they will be spending 2012 playing lots of shows and working on their first full length album. Of course, they will also be shopping themselves to record labels, trying to be the next big band to come out of the 508. Keep your eyes out for them.

For a free stream of their records, check them out on purevolume.com by searching Our Lives In Motion.
www.myspace.com/ourlivesinmotion
www.facebook.com/ourlivesinmotion

PS ~ And to the band Anberlin, if you’re looking for an opening act, OLIM would love to fill that slot!!