Capitol (1996)
Lo-Fi at Society High and Banda Macho by the Figgs are two albums that used to be permanent fixtures of the used CD bins in the NY and NJ area back in the 90s. I could never figure out why as I knew quite a few people who were into them and I personally thought both records were pretty outstanding. I imagine it's because both were on major labels and due to the excesses of the industry there were probably more promo copies than people on the planet.
I've had the CD version of this forever, but had never picked up the vinyl. I had my eye on it for a while, keeping tabs on Discogs and eBay, but the price always ended up being way more that I had to spare at any given moment. Then one day The Figgs threw a bunch up on their webstore. Sealed stock from the 90s that they came across. I went over to their store and they were all sold out. The store had one of those 'notify me when this is back in stock' buttons and while I figured it was unlikely they would be back, I hit the button and provided my email address.
Wouldn't you know it, several weeks later I got an email saying Banda Macho was back in stock. I immediately stopped what I was doing, went to their website and secured a copy. This record still sounds as fun and exciting to me as it was the day I first heard it. The way the band mixes pop punk hooks with good old fashion roan and roll sensibilities sets them apart from so many other bands. For whatever reason, Low-Fi and Banda Macho are the only Figgs records I've ever listened to. I know they have a ton of other records out there. One of these days I need to dig in a little deeper. Any recommendations on where to start?
The Figgs - "Bad Luck Sammie":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOnCEKP1q3s
The Figgs - "FTMU":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awMkBXWV_Xg
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