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Leggy: Nice Try

Nice Try is Leggy's seconf full length release

Those who live by the adage that "Less is More" probably haven't been properly introduced to the album Nice Try - the second release by Cincinnati's Leggy.

Leggy is a 3-piece band consisting of Chris Campbell [drums], Kerstin Bladh [bass] and Véronique Allaer [guitar], whose sound is the musical equivalent of peach schnapps - equally sweet and dangerous. 

Much like their first album Cavity Castle - when it comes to Leggy, more is definitely more - and Nice Try provides plenty more: more reverb-soaked bubble-gum pop riffs; more post-punk garage distortion; more sugary-sweet sex appeal; and best of all - more Leggy.

Staying true to the recipe that made Cavity Castle such a success, the six tracks on Nice Try were recorded and produced by John Hoffman [Dead North, Vacation] and Jerri Queen [Vacation, Tweens] at Trapdoor Studios. Mike Bridavsky did the mastering and put the final polish on the album that Musically Fresh says is "‘...nice like Vanilla Ice Cream, Apple Pie, and Romeo and Juliet… if Shakespeare had Punk-Rock dreams."

The second track on Nice Try is "Grrrls Like Us," an empowering "Who needs you?" kind of song with lyrics that feel like they've been ripped from the pages of a broken-hearted diary entry:

There are plenty of fish in the sea But girls like us don’t grow on trees We sip peach champagne til we ain’t that shy u’ve got a $20 in yr pocket and mischief in yr eyes :) Cheap champagne til we ain’t that shy I’ve got a clover in my locket and cherries in my Sprite

However the song that captured my heart is "HHS 2" - a wonderfully danceable tune that is every girl's dream and every father's nightmare - the proclamation of love for the proverbial "bad boy."

You wanted to go on a walk outside but I was wearing high heeled shoes So I left them behind. You made me smile when you kissed my hand lightly, like a prince or a king. We played pretend all day that day.

The music and vocals on "HHS 2" combine to generate a smoky sensuality that lands you somewhere in the realm of Nancy Sinatra, Cat Power or Trish Keenan [Broadcast].

Everything about Leggy I find loveable in a quirky, lovesick way.  Completely by my own doing, I have missed hearing from this band -- and I am so happy to know that they're still out there, making the same lo-fi, soda-pop rock that endeared them to me in the first place.

Jim is a Northern Kentucky native and a father of three. In his spare time, Jim likes to read, play ice hockey and watch foreign films. He currently resides with his family on the East side of town.