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Marie posted an acoustic bathroom version of Breathing Underwater. xD Yay for acoustic songs!
She also set up a NEW YouTube page called randomdigby in which she posts random videos on! Go and subscribe!
Also found this video:
Feel, acoustic!
I know I have The Arena part 2 overdue but I’m working on it! I have been super swamped with school work these few days. I’m getting barely 5 hours of sleep each day.
Anyway here’s a hint on a secret project I’m working on, I am giving away BREATHING UNDERWATER and lots of awesome goodies (including lip gloss and perfume from Sephora) on the site VERY SOON. And this contest is opened worldwide so no worries to those living in US, Canada, PH etc. Keep checking back!
SINGAPORE: Marie Digby is one who can truly say she is thankful for the evolution of technology. For without the likes of YouTube and MySpace, the American singer-songwriter may possibly not have risen to fame, or at least not so quickly.
Her cover of Rihanna’s Umbrella on YouTube spread like wildfire and before you know it, she’s releasing her second album. Unfortunately, the very technology that launched her career turned around and bit her in the butt—the entire album was leaked on to the Internet just months before its official launch in June.
Titled Breathing Underwater, the album about the trials and tribulations of love was written over a two-and-a-half month period last year when the 26-year-old was falling in and out of love, so expect a mix of emotions.
Compared to her debut album Unfold, this album is heavier in mood, and has a lot of R&B accent in it due to collaborations with various accomplished songwriters such as Brian Kennedy, who has worked with the likes of Rihanna, Ciara and Brandy.
It starts off strongly with great tracks such as Daybreak and the album’s first single Avalanche. The former is an interesting first track to the album, with great piano melody and percussions accompanying Digby’s clear voice and she delivers with impact.
And though Avalanche, which Digby wrote during her ‘down’ period, is about a crumbling relationship, the only way is up for this single which looks set to be a hit on local airwaves with its sprightly rhythms accompanied with drum beats and catchy lyrics.
Midway through, I easily found my favourite in Feel, a very soulful track with an R&B edge à la Timbaland in his various collaborations. Come Find Me is another enjoyable ballad that leans towards a refreshing New Age sound, breaking the monotony of the other tracks.
But things go downhill from Machine as Digby fails to sing out the angst of being controlled and craving for freedom. And it doesn’t help that Crazier Things has got a very annoying bell accompaniment—which I initially thought was coming from my neighbour’s room—throughout the song.
Overall, Breathing Underwater sounds disappointingly quite like Digby’s first album, not because of the musical arrangement but for her safe vocal range. It is especially frustrating when you know she has a lot more to give, for example in the track Overboard where she’s got an Arabic groove in her voice. I was nicely surprised by her capability to play with her vocals that way.
While Digby has a better chance of breaking into the charts with this album, she needs to work on moving away from the super safe teeny poppy vocal and becoming more adventurous.
“Breathing Underwater” is not exciting enough to get me to part my money or queue at a record store, however, there are tunes worthy to pick up and purchase online. I am sure even Digby would approve of this rather than illegal downloading.
MANILA, Philippines – Marié Digby does look like a magazine cover girl. She has flawless, porcelain-white skin, long, jet-black hair, plus she looks amazing from any angle.
Digby is even more stunning in person. She is slim and statuesque, has undeniable presence, and her Japanese, Irish, and American heritage gives her a unique look. Look a little longer and you see some Zhang Ziyi and Bjork in her.
During this shoot for Super, however, she cleared something. “I’m not a model,” she said with a giggle. “I’m a singer.”
Running out of poses, she then did some silly ones.
This musical Jill-of-all-trades (she sings, writes songs, and plays both the guitar and the piano) started her career in 2004, when she won in a voice competition sponsored by the shampoo brand Pantene Pro. She got to work with a professional album producer and perform with top musicians as part of her prize. Eventually, Digby inked a deal with Disney’s Hollywood Records.
She released her debut album “Unfold” in 2008. It contained the hits “Say It Again” and “Stupid For You.” In 2009 came a Japanese studio album. Her songs have also been used in several TV shows such as “Smallville” and “The Hills.”
However, most people know Digby as the YouTube “cover” girl with interesting versions of various songs, from Britney Spears’ “Gimme More” to Maroon 5’s “Makes Me Wonder.” Her video channel currently has over 180,000 subscribers. It’s most famous, most viewed and most discussed video (over 13 million views) is her acoustic rendition of Rihanna’s “Umbrella.”
This song—together with tracks from her new album “Breathing Underwater” under MCA Music Inc.—was what she performed during her one-night-only concert last Aug. 1 at the NBC Tent.
Super had a chat with the YouTube sensation before she flew out of the country.
What cover are you most proud of?
My personal favorite is probably the Incubus song, “Love Hurts.” I love it. For me, a successful cover is when I am able to make it my own and not sound like the original, so I really like that one.
How different is your version of “Love Hurts” from the original one?
The original one is a full-band production so it’s got drums, bass and guitar and all that. Mine I made into a more of a piano ballad.
Among all the covers you’ve done, what’s been the most challenging?
“My Life.” That one was hard to learn because of the rap. There were so many lyrics and I usually cheat and I put the lyrics up on the screen when I am doing the video. But this one, it’s so quick that I had to memorize it. It took me about 50 takes to get it right. There was only one that I got it right, and that’s the one I uploaded.
What cover received a lot of criticism from people?
I got the most flak for probably “Umbrella” and “The Game.” I knew I would get a lot of flak for doing “The Game” because a lot of people would say, “What business does a little acoustic singer-songwriter girl have singing a rap song?” But I just wanted to show people that I love all genres of music.
What songs do you still want to cover?
I’m really into this new song by Lupe Fiasco right now called “Shining Down,” and I also like Amerie’s “Why R U,” which is a new single.
Some singer-songwriters think they’re better than singers because they’re versatile. How do you feel about this?
I don’t see it that way at all. People ask me all the time, why don’t you try out for “American Idol” or for any of those talent shows. I say, because I’d never make it. That’s a different type of singing to me. I don’t even have a vibrato; I’m not a belter. I’m a simple singer, and I don’t think that avenue would have worked for me. But I don’t think myself superior just because I write songs. There are people with fantastic voices who don’t need to write songs; and by the way, there are writers who can’t sing—so they need jobs, too.
Who have you been compared to the most—vocally, musically and physically?
I’ve heard everything from Bjork to—I love Bjork—someone said Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton. I don’t even know if Vanessa Carlton has any Asian in her, but she looks like she can be half-Asian. I think Michelle Branch does have some Asian blood in her, so maybe that’s why people see these similarities.
If someone would do a cover of one of your songs, who would you like that to be?
I really like Imogen Heap; I think she does an incredible job of taking a song that’s already out there and giving it a total different spin.
Breathing Underwater Asia Tour
Date: Sunday, August 9th 2009
Time: 3:00pm
City and Country: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Omotesando Hills
Age restrictions: All Ages
Breathing Underwater Asia Tour
Date: Sunday, August 9th 2009
Time: 5:00pm
City and Country: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Omotesando Hills
Age restrictions: All Ages
Breathing Underwater Asia Tour
Date: Wednesday, August 12th 2009
Time: 3:30pm
City and Country: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Special Stage before shop Odaiba Fuji TV headquarters
Age restrictions: All Ages
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And if you live in Singapore/Philippines/Japan and haven’t bought Breathing Underwater yet, I suggest you immediately go and buy it. I am listening to it every day!
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