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Review: 'Raganay,Rich & The Digressions'
'What we Do (To Not Let Go)'   

-  Label: 'Squidger Records'
-  Genre: 'Rock' -  Release Date: '3.3.23.'

Our Rating:
This is the second album by Role Models alumni Rich Raganay & The Digressions who include alongside Rich Raganay; Gaff, Ricky McGuire, Kit Swing, Simon Maxwell and Andy Brook.

The album opens with the title track What We Do (To Not Let Go) that has a bittersweet post-Covid edge to it, as you try to hold onto the memories of how things used to be over full bloodied rock with crisp guitars and some edgy piano.

You're My Way Back Home is a bruised love song and not a plea for a lift home after a messy night out, this has a glammy punk edge to it.

How Much Of Me Is You asks some bittersweet questions of how much you've morphed into your partner, how to extricate yourself and regain your sense of self as the guitars fly off towards a spidery conclusion.

One More For The Train is one of those lines we've all come out with when we think we have time to catch the last train home, despite having had enough to drink already, but yes we need one more for the road, as the little barman in our brain convinces us of the need, the music is suitably ale sodden as he reflects on the problems of over indulgence.

Till I'm On My Feet Again is a tale from someone hitting rock bottom and being given a helping hand to get back to where they ought to be, this has a sort of Jason & The Scorchers country rock twang to it.

The End Of All Things is a slowly building rock anthem, full of pain and concern that his race might be run, the tank might be empty as everyone sways and sings along with the chorus.

Highgate Sun is a lush song for going for a nice walk through Highgate in the summer sun, taking in the views on this semi acoustic song that's a gentle caress.

One Last Thing To Prove would seem to be that they can indeed write and play another great rock anthem, job done they've proved it and only nicked part of the tune, result.

Pretty Breeze is played at a Pretty breezy pace, like she's been blowing through his life and he needs some time to recover from her effects, as the guitars sustain against the harmonies between Kit and Rich.

Shade of Shameless is aimed directly at the most Shameless in our society, all the harm they have done over the slow thoughtful backing meandering through the trail they have left behind them.

Forever Ghosts has a heartlands rock feel to it, like they are re-working a John Hiatt song or something similar. Gravity has a widescreen epic feel to it, as they try to keep their feet on the ground.

Waiting has a gentle piano line that the guitars are built around as this bruised epic unfurls and the pain at its heart is depicted with care and concern. The album concludes with Outro that does exactly that.

Find out more at https://www.musicglue.com/squidger/products/rich-ragany-and-the-digressions-what-we-do-to-not-let-go-cd-bundle https://www.facebook.com/richraganyandthedigressions https://www.facebook.com/barrelandsquidgerrecords

  author: simonovitch

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