The Higgledy

Libertè, Egalitè Fraternitè, (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) was not only once the motto of the French Revolution but also the title of the second and unfortunately last release by THE HIGGLEDY from Neunburg vorm Wald in the Upper Palatinate. The band is disbanding in this lineup after five years, as one founding member, specifically one of the guitarists, wants to pursue other paths. The other four guys, however, want to continue in a new band, and we can expect the first news about that soon. With the free download release "Libertè, Egalitè, Fraternitè," they conclude the end of a band not with melancholy, as some others do, but with nine great songs. As with the first album, this one also offers very melodic, German-language hardcore punk. I have been able to follow the band's journey since its early days, and it is nice to see people musically evolve who not only master their instruments but also clearly identify with the scene and view punk rock as more than just empty phrases. It is even nicer when a band simply offers their entire new album for free download, out of love for music and because they don't want to make a big profit like others. That shows an honest attitude. The opener "Punkrock vom Land" is one of my favorites from the album, lyrically very funny and definitely a future anthem for every "village punk" who has the courage to carry out their own little revolution in their small town, without a know-it-all "city revolutionary" telling them how punk should work. Next up is "Sehnsucht", a pretty nice sing-along song, In "Illusion" it’s about how everything was much easier when you were a child, and "Wir gegen Euch" is a beautiful song about solidarity. For fans of piracy, there’s the song "Piraten". I also find the songs "Weit weg von Zuhaus" and "Das Messen der Zeit" particularly catchy. The guitar work here is truly top-notch. Unfortunately, there are only nine songs on the album, but they are not short. Most songs are over three minutes long, with the longest song "Gute Nacht" even reaching six minutes. For punks, that’s quite an impressive endurance, guys ;-). I think someone would have to give me a beer shower in between to handle that. But I believe no one can take this band down, even when a quote from the movie "In China, They Eat Dogs" is included in the song "Fahrt zur Hölle!" The song comes across as really aggressive, fitting the motto. All in all, a fine record! The only downside is that there were no lyrics available with the download link, along with the elaborately drawn cover, but you can check out some of them on the band's homepage under Media! Here’s the download link to the album: http://files.thehiggledy.de/Higgledy_2_newsongs/Data01/The%20Higgledy%20-%20Liberte%20Fraternite%20Egalite.rar