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Time for a little bit of rock and roll. US country rockers, Digby, fit easily into my stereotypical perception of an all-American saloon bar; Light beer, whisky, Hell's Angels, bar fights and a run-down yet beautiful waitress who is trapped in a loveless marriage to the former quarterback of the high school football team. OK so that's my imagination working over time.
'What's Not Plastic' is the first part in a trilogy of EPs entitled 'The Wake In The Street' and is the end product of a three year journey from Digby's first album. They certainly won't be winning any prizes for being the luckiest band in the industry as they have suffered divorce, the death and other similar demons. It has definitely been a period of 'Self-Evaluation' for the group and in light of all this they have still mentioned to pull off a half decent EP.
If I wasn't reviewing for W♥M, I'd probably never have consider listening to their EP. It feels like a commercial brand of americana in the vein of the Counting Crows et all. However I'd have been missing out on one or two hidden treats.
Digby don't put a foot wrong in terms of crafting their songs. The songwriting is solid and I loved the lines such 'I can't wait to sin again, sinning is more fun with friends'.
Ultimately however, where they fail in this reviewer's mind, is they offer nothing unique to an already saturated market. As such this EP may not contribute much to your music library. Now this all sounds a little bit too critically for my liking so I have to confess over the course of a few listens I did grow fond of a few of their songs. The hooks and lines from 'Self-Evaluation' are catchy. I cannot promise they will last the month in my iTunes library as it is a competitive marketplace in there due to limited space on my hard drive but for the time being if one of their tracks pops up on a random shuffle, it won't be skipped.
Where I cannot fault the group is their use of technology. I feel nothing but joy when I discover a group is actually taking full advantage of the internet and all its potential. Digby are on myspace, iLike and youtube. They also maintain a fairly active blog. Searching through it, I found this rather decent cover of Radiohead's 'High and Dry'.
Oh yeah and the EP is part of the new wave of 'pay what you want' releases. That's right, if you are so inclined you can pick up a free copy from the band;s website. Although I am sure they'd appreciate a few pennies in the bank.
Talking of use of modern technology, apparently there is a crazy new website called Facebook. Now if you are a fan of W♥M and a part of the facebook crowd then feel free to add us by following this link. It won't change your life but it will change your profile by adding a 'I am a fan of' section. Modern technology at its most pointless. Digby also have a Facebook profile so feel free to give them a poke. Join the revolution.
November 14, 2007 12:54 Ryan my♥posts 
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