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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. .

1) Sugarplum Fairy is an indie rock band formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1998. The two frontmen/singers, Victor and Carl Norén, are younger brothers to Mando Diao's singer Gustaf Norén. The music can be described as Swedish britpop, the band being very strongly influenced by Oasis and the The Beatles (to the point that you forget what band you're listening to). The name of the band comes from the song 'A Day In The Life' by The Beatles. The band consists of: - Kristian Gidlund: drums. - Victor Norén: lead singing, tambourine, bass, guitars. - Carl Norén: lead singer, guitars,...

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...