by Susie Salva
Nashville native Landon Pigg, 24, has just released five-songs (is available from digital download at iTunes and other outlets) entitled, “Coffee Shop,” on RCA Records showcasing his limber vocals as a singer-songwriter crooning an intimate selection of failed relationship tunes giving fans a better look into Pigg’s mind and his whimsical ways.
Listeners who have been charmed by Landon Pigg’s sweet, breathy, and wistful vocals on the title track, “Falling In Love At a Coffee Shop,” may best remember the song that exploded after being featured in a late-2007 “A Diamond Is Forever,” commercial ad campaign – might be surprised to learn that this singer-songwriter’s songs involve lyrics about the far less sensitive topics of some of his songs which have been used on Nintendo 64s and even deodorant.
The first cut explores the idea of falling completely in love with someone and finding absolute comfort within the confines of a cozy coffee shop. Pigg started penning his own songs in high school inspired by “crushes that were devastating,” and before long was turning out EPs (“This Is a Pigg” and “Connect Sets”). Pigg cryptically explains the “songs that I wrote for my friends, they didn’t know I wrote them for them.”
On “Great Companion,” Pigg elucidates, while a relationship has ended, the “memories never fade.” He seems to find comfort knowing that the history that they made together will never be erased. The third track, “Can’t Let Go,” finds that he laments about an aching fizzled relationship that also displays his soaring vocals and powerful strummed guitars.
Pigg puts forth a stirring rendition of Frank Sinatra’s “Young At Heart.” Lastly, he sings in Spanish a song called, “Magnetismo” (Magnetism) about the thrill of attraction in a blooming relationship. “Coffee Shop,” has finally been released on disc and is a batch of reworked songs and a new track with what Pigg describes as “cinematic vibes.”
After touring behind the LP for two years he has found meaning in these songs. Pigg decided to jump back into the studio to strip some of his favorite tunes to their core, focusing on lyrics and melody…that’s what you’ll find on this CD, “Coffee Shop.”
Pigg falls in line with the slew of singer-songwriters propagating the musical landscape. Comparisons can be made with Teddy Geiger and even some early John Mayer. While the CD is enjoyable, it might have been better if he used more original material instead of falling back on cover tunes. Still, he may be bringing this classic tune to a whole new generation. Check out Landon Pigg at www.landonpigg.com or listen to him at: www.myspace.com/landonpiggmusic
