Duo’s described in KEXP’s
“Song of The Day” as “Nancy Sinatra’s spaced-out work with Lee Hazlewood, if
she was raised on Slowdive.”
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Gilden
Tunador and Robin Peringer of Figg.
Photo credit: Robin Peringer.
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Brooklyn
Vegan says “Black Tar of Camden Yards” by Figg
is “a very lovely dose of chamber pop-informed indie rock” in its premiere
coverage of the song. Figg’s
debut self-titled album, delayed for a decade, will finally see national
release on June 12th.
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Figg
Figg
June 12th, 2020
(Dissociated Press)
Track Listing:
01. A Case Study in Plagiarism (STREAM)
02. Pink is the New Blues
03. Black Tar of Camden Yards (STREAM)
04. Jack is the Pulpit
05. Bungleweed Motherwort
06. You and Me, Oh Please
07. Baby in a Cage
08. Don't Want to Have to Hate
09. Destroyer
10. Song for Dwyre
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Figg put their oft-delayed debut album up on the fledgling
Bandcamp in 2015. It wasn’t up for
long, but the album’s lead track found its way to a KEXP “Song of The Day” nod in 2017.
They said at the time, “Tunador’s voice has a striking clarity in the track mix of lead-off
cut ‘A Case Study in Plagiarism,’
paired with a slightly fuzzed out guitar part, which builds to a beautiful,
layered refrain. Think of Nancy Sinatra’s
spaced-out work with Lee Hazlewood,
if she was raised on Slowdive.” Hear
“A Case Study in Plagiarism” now at
the link below!
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Figg | About
Figg, the Seattle and Los Angeles-based duo of Robin Peringer and Gilden Tunador, was originally scheduled to release its debut album
a decade ago.
Peringer’s musical past is like a giant quilt of the Northwest
music scene, having played guitar in Modest
Mouse, 764-HERO, Love as Laughter and many more
luminaries of the region. When he teamed up with Tunador, the duo found local admiration and ultimately national
attention as part of the (intentionally misspelled) band Carissa’s Wierd.
Figg’s sound was perfect for the moment, but, shoved, then
shelved, the album’s champions went away. Jump to a decade later, and now, a
new moment has emerged for Peringer
and Tunador as Figg’s self-titled debut, sounding fresh as ever, will finally see
an appropriate record release on June 12th,
2020.
“Releasing our record has been an ego-smashing lesson
in the appreciation of patience, the unfolding of the creative process, and the
magic of universal timing,” Tunador
says. After the band’s deal fell apart, they shopped the album around, but were
still a bit too shell-shocked from the whole experience.
Five years later, in 2015, just as Bandcamp was becoming the leader in
artist-focused and controlled streaming, Figg
decided to finally make the record available. They posted it without promotion
or any fanfare at all. They just wanted their friends to be able to hear it.
Friends tuned in, and the band felt satisfied that at
least the album was available to the public. Some of that public included
legendary and internationally influential public radio station KEXP. The album’s lead track “A Case Study in Plagiarism” was added
to rotation and anointed as a station “Song
of The Day.”
Figg was revived, at least in this small, but important
way, and this development moved Peringer
and Tunador to start stockpiling new
songs, and to give their generally unheard debut album its due.
“It’s as if the music has a life of its own and is
determined to keep on breathing,” Tunador
explains. “We are at the point in our lives where we understand the importance
of doing what we love and we’re excited that the timing is aligned for this
album to join the world with full promotion and availability across all
platforms.”
The debut album by Figg, originally scheduled for release in 2010, is now scheduled
for release on June 12th, 2020.
Members of Figg are available for
interviews. Contact Josh Bloom
at Fanatic for more information.
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Figg | Links
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Josh Bloom at Fanatic
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