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The Sugarplastic are an infectiously catchy pop band. They are often compared to XTC or Talking Heads, but their melodies & messages are unlike those spun by any other artist. The Sugarplastic exemplify a Scottish pop sensibility. But remarkably, while you might find yourself bopping around with a huge smile on your face to one of their tunes, you will also notice that these boys manage to convey some pretty dark (or at least serious) ideas. The Sugarplastic still plays weekly at Spaceland in L.A., where many artists (Beck, for example) got their start. .

Il gruppo si è formato a Borlänge, ed ha derivato il suo nome dalla canzone dei Beatles A Day in the Life. La band ha prodotto diversi demo prima di ottenere un contratto discografico nel 2004, pubblicando l'EP Stay Young, che ricevette recensioni generalmente positive. In seguito venne pubblicato il loro primo singolo, Sweet Jackie, dal loro primo album Young & Armed, che fu messo in commercio in seguito nello stesso anno. Il gruppo andò in tour in Svezia, Giappone e Germania, e pubblicò l'album di debutto in versioni differenti per il mercato tedesco e giapponese all'inizio del 2005. Nel...

Sugarpill is the name of more than one artist: 1) US DJ 2) UK indie 3) country, alias of Tracy Pillsworth 1) Specializing in bouncing bass, sideways beats and experiments of noise, Sugarpill is a master of both the creation and delivery of polytemponic glitch. Residing in Los Angeles yet living in a twisted world of sound, this young artist stays dosed to the eyelids in chopped-up samples, meticulously tweaked beats and obese waves of bass. Sugarpill seamlessly merges his techy sensibility and immaculate production skills without ever losing the inherent sexiness of the beats, and this multidimensional musical approach...