Miggs - Insomnia Review
by Kevin Wierzbicki
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Miggs is a four piece centering on their namesake; singer/guitarist Don Miggs. Miggs writes a pretty good ballad and the band revs up the power when they need to, creating a sort of Richard Marx-like groove that sounds especially good on "Perfect." Miggs' heart is a-twitter throughout the album, sometimes completely buzzed on love and other times begging for a last chance compromise. Guitarist John Carta puts a nasty fuzz effect to work on "St. Rita" that gives the whole band a chance to harden up and rock out; later in the song Carta pulls off a screeching solo that blends into the song's outro, eventually ending cold, leaving you hanging with your air guitar still flailing. The music is more layered and dense on "It's Over;" perhaps representing the piling-on of emotion that comes with a break-up. The sure-fire hit here is called "Options," where the boys put everything together for a short, punchy piece of power pop with an irresistible vocal hook. Already a good songwriter, Don Miggs is one to watch as his craft matures with future efforts.
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Miggs - Insomnia
Label:33rd Street Records
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Track Listing:
1. Suddenly Wonderful
2. I Know You
3. Perfect
4. Be
5. St. Rita
6. It's Over
7. Everything Is Fine
8. Inot And Over You
9. Superhero (I Fall Apart)
10. Options
11. Rest
12. I Believe
13. Choices (Late Nights & Early Mornings)
14. Maybe - (bonus track)
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