The Brighter Side of Life
four piece from florida defends power pop and the power of punk, pop says
"Dear Girl ", by The Sig Figs
Genre: Punk / Power Pop /
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Review by Popwill
So I listened to a few songs by these guys to decide which one to review, and I believe "Dear Girl" describes The Sig Figs to the fullest. If you give a short look at the title you'll probably already notice where this is heading. Yes, you're right, teen pop rock or pop/punk the way they like to call it these days. But let us focus on the band and the songs.
The Sig Figs consists of four boys calling themselves, in order of appearance: Turbo: Lead Guitar and vocals, Flash: Bass Guitar and vocals, 3000: Rhythm Guitar and vocals and Metro: Drums. The nick names these four cats have taken on could lead us to believe that the Sig Figs are somewhat young and more accepting of the ... brighter side of life. Such are the songs they produce - youthful, light and amusing. These "defenders of power-pop" could easily find a place in today's pop punk market. If you're looking for the band's inspiration, you shouldn't have to look much further than Blink 182 or Green Day.
"Dear Girl" starts off with a very nice lo-fi intro indeed; lead vocalist Turbo croons delightfully with a chorus of boy-singers in a nostalgic throwback to 50's era rock, and it kicks in from there. The song itself is about something that a lot of the teenage boys have to face once in a while, namely partings with their girlfriends. In this song, the guys are giving their listeners hope that somewhere out there is a soulmate for everybody. A positive message indeed, which could easily end up helping and bringing a poor boy back on his feet in a situation like this.
Turbo's vocals are rather well performed for a young singer. Also, 3000's rhythm guitar has also some nice ideas here and there, and production-wise, the intro was creative, well thought out, and performed.
I think that there are a couple passages in the song that should have been thought out and maybe practiced a little more. The back ups could use some help, because they sound a little rough, or maybe just a little too low in the mix. The overall sound of the song is decent, but I think the compression has made it harder to fully review. A little disappointing, for me at least, is also the topic these fellows choose to focus on in their lyrics, but that could be just me not fully understanding teenagers these days.
For such a young band that has only recently performed in front of an audience for the very first time, I think The Sig Figs are doing quite well. The foundations are there, and as you see just by surfing through their site, they're taking their band rather seriously; currently working on a debut CD. If you're interested you should see what these guys are up to on: thesigfigs.8m.com.
- Popwill
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