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Paul Sloan
Billions
paul@billions.com.au
08 6210 2800
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Jade Pham
Shiny Entertainment
jade@shinyentertainment.com.au
03 9489 5083
Influences
B-52s, The Beatles, Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club, Blondie, Bowie, Death From Above 1979, Hot Hot Heat, Hendrix, Kings of Leon, Lou Reed, Led Zeppelin, Mark Lanegan, Miles Davis, My Bloody Valentine, My Disco, New Order, Joy Division, Patti Smith, Pink Floyd, Queens of the Stoneage, Radiohead, Ramones, Sabot, Robots in Disguise, Shellac, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Supergrass, Talking Heads, The Arcade Fire, The Clash, The Cure, The Dandy Warhols, The Doors, The Faint, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Kinks, The Strokes, The Velvet Underground, The Smiths, The Vonbondies, The Who, Wolf & Cub, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ravi Shankar, Ananda Shankar, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Kasabian, Mike Oldfield, Ornette Coleman, Junior Mance Trio, Pharaohs, The Mint Chicks, Theloniuos Monk, We Are Wolves, Yan Tierson, Yardbirds, Yes, The Wednesday Society, Battles, Ananda Shankar, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Arvo Pärt, Björk, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Die!Die!Die!, An Emergency, Clor, Friedrich Nietzsche, Fugazi, Gang Of Four, Iggy Pop, Interpol, Les Savy Fav, The Mars Volta, McLusky, The Velvet Underground, Pixies, The Police, Sonic Youth.
'THE PARALLELS AMONGST OURSELVES' DEBUT ALBUM
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""Sugar Army have done it; they have captured their sensational live sound, a rupturing depth of eerie, multi-dimensional darkness and threaded it into record brilliance. Severely haunting, without even trying, the album is lyrically articulate and also beautifully presented. In the first full-length album release from Sugar Army, it is obvious local Perth bands cannot hide behind the wall of small town isolation and scene handicapping, as this recording is easily worthy of international attention. Nauseatingly talented and engaged with some artistic force binding both scene and sound, Sugar Army will rock you."
Xpress Magazine (9 July 2009)
"These Perth boys are something else. Talent laid on so thick it drips from their blessed little fingertips, out-shining every post-punk synth pop pretender across this wide brown land. Take Tongues In Cheeks, for example: a graceful little wind-up then a firestorm of fractious beats, fervent vocals and lean Gen Y lyrics, all perfectly balanced despite their speed. It’s perfect pop, and they arc it up a notch in the chorus for surefire dance floor mania. Five glittering stars."
Beat Magazine (June 2009) - Single of the week
"Although the band is young, there is a worldly and dissatisfied feel to the words and their delivery. From the verse the song becomes increasingly smooth and poppy with harmonies dipping in and out and the lead vocals soaring in their semi-affected indie-ness, which has become a style of its own. This song is an exciting insight into a band that brings a unique flavour to the Australian music scene banquet. Taste the sugar."
The Dwarf (March 2009)
"Opening with the anthemic “…And Now You’re Old Enough, I Think That You Should Know”, Sugar Army’s Where Do You Hide Your Toys EP is the sonic eclecticism of dance rock done right for once. The label doesn’t do their sound justice though – the West Australian four piece are at home channeling anything from the Cure and QOTSA to Muse, with vocalist Patrick Mclaughlin’s distinctive pipes cutting over gritty riffs and leading unfailingly into shout-along choruses almost guaranteed to make Sugar Army a killer live act. “Jigsaw” is discordant and layered with jangly guitars and falsetto while “Maybe The Boy Who Cried Wolf Was Just Paranoid” is the sleeper, with a dirty driving rhythm, weird choral overdubs and brilliant percussion. The other half of the album, please – and soon."
Rolling Stone (May 2008)
"If you think you liked Cut Copy, the Midnight Juggernauts or any of those other unfortunate Australian hipster bands, get ready to have your teeth knocked out."
Beat Magazine (February 2008)
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Sugar Army - Album out now's Friend Space (Top 12)
hey guys, i'm visiting my friend in perth and went to see ur gig lastnite. there was a great show!!!! love it!!! i'm about to leave perth tomorrow. nice to see your show. cheers, palmmy
All the Best Sweet Friends 4 ur Album Launch 2nite xoxo Counting down till the 5th sep cant wait 2 catch up! Have a Massive Twisted Nite!!! ☆ Dark Kisses ☆
The new Album is Stadium Maz worthy, it's the Nevel. maybe we should listen to it together sometime and do some chimping. how about it? I've got a nice big handful ready to go.
Haha thats awesome!!! all your voices just gel perfectly, and you all glide over the lines perfectly. I thought that it may have been a group of vocalists because of the diffent vocal ends at each line. Awesome songs. Cya around.
You guys are in all seriousness the best band I have heard within my lifetime so far, 17 years, ha! In fact I reckon Sugar Army are going to be the band of my generation and the generations to come and when I say that I mean you will still be amazing in decades to come. When I have children they will most certainly be listening to you guys. I believe you guys are going to top the charts for any of your songs and I intend to go and purchase your debut album this Sunday. I might randomly add to that Patrick's vocals sometimes remind me of Neil Finn out of Crowded House/Split Enz, which is a good thing, but really it is unique. Also Jamie has awesome hair, hopefully it is still long, in fact his hair is how I want my hair to be, it is getting there. Also your musical influences are some of my favourite bands, a bit over twenty I counted. Keep up the bloody great work you guys! Best band yet and I hope you stay together for a long time to come!
Congrats on the album release guys. It is fucking amazing, hasn't stopped playing in my car since my pre-ordered one came on wednesday. See yall on the 17th
Happy record release day sugar babes. I have a mind to write something real sooky here bout being proud of you all, but I'll save it for when I'm back xx
hey guys, can't wait for the new album! was just wondering, do u reckon its worth buying presale tix for the album launch? or do we think there's gunna be plenty of door sales left on the night? dont wanna miss out :D