They’ve served as the backing band for rock and roll legend Graham Parker on and off since 1996 and also toured with Tommy Stinson of The Replacements fame.
The band has continued recording and touring steadily and in 2017 celebrated their 30th anniversary with shows featuring Lyons sitting in on some of their earliest tunes.
Imago was the first label to sign The Figgs and the resulting album, Low-Fi At Society High led to wider recognition and deepening industry interest.
1996’s Banda Macho was the band’s lone release on Capitol Records but during their brief tenure at the label one relationship was formed that would help map the course of the group’s next decade and beyond.
They would return to Zippah the following summer to record the full length Sucking In Stereo, which was produced by Donnelly, Gent, and Engineer Brian Charles (Pete Linnane is co-engineer) with help from Hayes.
This edition of 250 numbered vinyl sets in three different colors (Red, Blue, and Yellow) remains one of the most sought after pieces from The Figgs catalogue.