[2010-05-18] Miggs "Wide Awake" (Rock Ridge)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:49 pm

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Miggs isn't the new kid on the block. They've been 'one of the best bands you've never heard of' (music-reviewer.com) for a while now, with more almost-famous stories than thought possible and they're not showing any signs of letting go or letting up in 2010.

In December 2009, they found out when multi-platinum producer/engineer Ken Lewis (Fall Out Boy, Kanye West) signed on to translate this on-stage chemistry into a gripping studio album. The result is 'Wide Awake,' easily Miggs' most accomplished, fresh-sounding and accessible collection of songs to date.

'I wanted to make an album that felt both immediate and nostalgic. Worn in and new at the same time.' Continuing, 'This is the first time I ever recorded an album with the same guys I'd been playing with for the last two years and it shows. We didn't have to try to make it all fit. It just did.'

At its core, 'Wide Awake' is about clarity, focus; seeing things the way they are, not as we want them to be, and accepting, even embracing that state. It's a good thing even when it's a bad thing sometimes.
'Each song on 'Wide Awake' has a counterpart, an accomplice, another track that connects with it emotionally, echoes it lyrically or recalls it musically,' says Don. 'There is a cohesiveness to the songs, and I want you to feel like you've been on a journey when track 12 finishes. This collection says more in 45 minutes than anything I've done previously.'

Key tunes include the title track 'Wide Awake' and 'Crawl Inside,' which are about his wife Lisa. ''Wide Awake' is about being fed up with sleepwalking through your life. Finding that person who makes you feel like one second wasted is too much, and 'Crawl Inside' is a simple love letter.'

Miggs saw its fair share of the spotlight over the course of the years with the singles 'Perfect' and 'I Believe' reaching No. 66 and No. 82, respectively, on Billboard's Hot AC chart and 'I Believe' even pushing No. 7 on the Hot AC Media Base chart. In 2009, the band landed a performance on 'Good Morning America,' media accolades came their way and opening slots for everyone, including Duran Duran to Maroon 5, Train, Matt Nathanson, and Sister Hazel seasoned their stage show. Music supervisors have included Miggs' unique brand of pop-rock in television, games and movies like Fox s 'The O.C.,' Buena Vista video game 'Spectrobes,' MTV's 'Bromance with Brody Jenner,' A&E's 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels,' Disney's 'Fallen,' and Don even wrote the song for the Florida tourism campaign, 'Share A Little Sunshine.'

'Growing our audience organically has always been the goal,' says Don. 'If too many people jump on at once, the boat will sink. Remaining afloat was always key.' 'Wide Awake' shows not only how far they've come, but also promises to keep the band sailing smoothly into the future.

1. Let The Games Begin
2. Girls & Boys
3. Sincerity
4. Enemy
5. Wide Awake
6. Incredibly Close
7. Summer Takes The Fall
8. Fire
9. Damage
10. Don't Come Around
11. The Right Light
12. Crawl Inside

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[2010-05-18] Miggs "Wide Awake" (Rock Ridge)

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