DIGBY
Falling Up (Toucan Cove)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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A year ago, Digby was pitching Go Digby, an indie released aimed primarily at their hometown market, Louisville, Kentucky. The pitch worked, and seven of the tracks (with five new cuts added) have survived to appear on their first nationally distributed release, Falling Up.

The appeal is apparent. All the patented power pop elements - strong melodies, razor sharp hooks and ear candy harmonies - are present, along with lyrical twists that reflect intellect and humor. It's the kind of music that music lovers love, played in the way that shows off the cohesion between players who have worked out all the kinks through years of hard work on the midwest club circuit. Whether you consider it a debut effort or a sophomore outing, it displays a level of musical maturity that belies either description.

They've been at it quite a while (the band traces it's roots to 1995) and they seem to be in it for the long haul. I know I'll be listening for as long as it lasts.

(The disc offers a couple of bonuses - the key to access 12 more tracks from the band's website and a hidden track featuring another band worth getting to know, the muckrakers.)

Track List:

Minerva * If You Only Knew * Too Late * One Hundred Percent Free * Falling Up To The Stars * Caged * Keep Your Distance * M.I.A. * It's Not Over * So Low * Some Can Hear * 'Til The Morning

© 2004 - Shaun Dale