March 13, 2014 | Rob Hochschild

The Field Effect is a rock quartet featuring four Berklee alumni with a passion for well-crafted songs filled with introspective lyrics, infectious melodies, and ferocious rhythms. The song featured in this podcast, "Ogunquit, ME," earned the band a Boston Music Award for Song of the Year in 2013.

The band, which formed in 2011, is composed of guitarist and frontman Doug Orey, guitarist Nick Grieco, bassist Annie Hoffman, and drummer Adam Hand. The group is one of several bands representing Berklee at the college's annual SXSW party in Austin, Texas in March 2014. Nearly 50 Berklee-affiliated bands are performing at SXSW showcases this year.