ARTIST: Miggs
TITLE: Wide Awake
LABEL: Rock Ridge Music
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 212kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 43m total
RELEASE DATE: 2010-00-00
RIP DATE: 2011-02-03
Track List
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1. Let the Games Begin 3:13
2. Girls & Boys 3:13
3. Sincerity 3:53
4. Enemy 3:16
5. Wide Awake 3:53
6. Incredibly Close 3:52
7. Summer Takes the Fall 3:27
8. Fire 3:51
9. Damage 4:19
10. Don't Come Around 3:44
11. The Right Light 3:16
12. Crawl Inside 3:17
Release Notes:
Don Miggs | Michael Lombardo | Walker Adams
MIGGS isnÆt the new kid on the block. TheyÆve been ôone of the best bands youÆve
never heard ofö (music-reviewer.com) for a while now, with more almost-famous
stories than thought possible and theyÆre not showing any signs of letting go or
letting up in 2011.
For Don Miggs (lead guitar), Michael Lombardo (bass guitar) and Walker Adams
(drums), after years of grinding it out û multiple albums, touring over 150
dates a year it was time to push the band to the next level. MIGGS turned to
multi-platinum producer/engineer Ken Lewis (Fall Out Boy, Kanye West) to
translate MIGGSÆ years of on-stage chemistry into a gripping studio album.
The result was mid-2010Æs ôWide Awakeö (Rock Ridge), easily MIGGSÆ most
accomplished, fresh-sounding and accessible collection of songs to date. In
support of the album, the rock trio toured successfully with Maroon 5, Ed
Kowalczyk from LIVE, Plain White TÆs, Thriving Ivory, Green River Ordinance and
Parachute. The debut single, ôGirls & Boysö is about coming of age and learning
to appreciate what makes you unique. The song was a hit for MIGGS and peaked at
#42 on BillboardÆs Adult Album Alternative chart and #89 on the BillboardÆs Hot
AC chart. One of the highlights of year was the making of the video for ôGirls &
Boys,ö and the chance to work with up-and-coming music video director, Justin
Purser. To date, the video has nearly 150,000 views on YouTube.
ôI wanted to make an album that felt both immediate and nostalgic. Worn in and
new at the same time.ö At its core, ôWide Awakeö is about clarity, focus; seeing
things the way they are û not as we want them to be û and accepting, even
embracing that state. ItÆs a good thing even when itÆs a bad thing sometimes.
ôEach song on ôWide Awakeö has a counterpart, an accomplice û another track that
connects with it emotionally, echoes it lyrically or recalls it musically,ö says
Don. ôThere is a cohesiveness to the songs, and I want you to feel like youÆve
been on a journey when track 12 finishes. This collection says more in 45
minutes than anything IÆve done previously.ö
MIGGS has fully embraced the webÆs ability to connect musicians with their fans
more directly and can be followed at the most popular social networking sites on
the web. The band even produced an eight-episode webisode/podcast called ôInside
Wide Awakeö that is available on iTunes and gives fans exclusive,
behind-the-scenes access to the making of their latest album and their life on
the road as one of todayÆs most prolific rock bands.
MIGGS saw its fair share of the spotlight over the course of the years with the
singles ôPerfectö and ôI Believeö reaching No. 66 and No. 82, respectively, on
BillboardÆs 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 ôGood Morning America,ö media
accolades came their way and opening slots for everyone, including Duran Duran
to Train, Matt Nathanson and Sister Hazel, seasoned their stage show. Music
supervisors have included MIGGSÆ unique brand of pop-rock in television, games
and movies, such as the A&EÆs documentary ôKurt Cobain,ö MTVÆs ôFive Questions:
Nick Jonas,ö FoxÆs ôThe O.C.,ö Buena Vista video game ôSpectrobes,ö MTVÆs
ôBromance with Brody Jenner,ö A&EÆs ôGene Simmons Family Jewels,ö DisneyÆs
ôFallen,ö and Don even wrote the song for the Florida tourism campaign, ôShare A
Little Sunshine.ö
ôGrowing our audience organically has always been the goal,ö says Don. ôIf too
many people jump on at once, the boat will sink. Remaining afloat was always
key.ö ôWide Awakeö shows not only how far theyÆve come, but also promises to
keep the band sailing smoothly into the future.