House of Sugar

House of Sugar was recorded in New York City and Alex's home in Philadelphia, except for "SugarHouse (Live)" which was recorded at Duck Room at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis, Missouri on November 6, 2018. Drums for "Walk Away", "Hope", "Taking" and "Crime" were recorded at PUDH II. Drums for "Near" were recorded at The Acchione's in Philadelphia.

Alex G debuted on Billboard{{'}}s Emerging Artists chart following the release of House of Sugar. The album appeared on a number of Billboard charts, including reaching the number 5 spot on the Heatseekers Albums chart as well as number 3 on Vinyl Albums, number 20 on Rock Album Sales and number 43 on Top Album Sales with 5,000 equivalent album units earned.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8531569/sandy-alex-g-interview-emerging-artists-spotlight |title=Emerging Artists Spotlight: (Sandy) Alex G |last=Kress |first=Bryan |date=September 27, 2019 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=September 27, 2019}}

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 8.1/10{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/10073/Sandy-Alex-G-House-of-Sugar.aspx |title=House of Sugar by (Sandy) Alex G reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=September 26, 2019}}

| MC = 86/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/house-of-sugar/sandy-alex-g |title=House of Sugar by (Sandy) Alex G Reviews and Tracks |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=September 15, 2019}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Donelson |first=Marcy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/house-of-sugar-mw0003303084 |title=House of Sugar – (Sandy) Alex G |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=September 15, 2019}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web |last=Weir |first=David |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/sandy-alex-g-house-of-sugar |title=(Sandy) Alex G – House Of Sugar |work=Clash |date=September 24, 2019 |accessdate=September 26, 2019}}

| rev3 = Consequence of Sound

| rev3score = B+{{cite web |last=Sackllah |first=David |url=https://consequence.net/2019/09/album-review-sandy-alex-g-house-of-sugar/ |title=(Sandy) Alex G Draws in Patient Listeners on the Mysterious House of Sugar |work=Consequence of Sound |date=September 21, 2019 |accessdate=September 23, 2019}}

| rev4 = Exclaim!

| rev4score = 9/10{{cite web |last=Sylvester |first=Daniel |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sandy_alex_g-house_of_sugar |title=(Sandy) Alex G: House of Sugar |work=Exclaim! |date=September 11, 2019 |accessdate=September 15, 2019}}

| rev5 = MusicOMH

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Sam |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/sandy-alex-g-house-of-sugar |title=(Sandy) Alex G – House Of Sugar |work=MusicOMH |date=September 13, 2019 |accessdate=September 23, 2019}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/sandy-alex-g-house-of-sugar-review-2545114 |title=(Sandy) Alex G – 'House Of Sugar' review |work=NME |date=September 5, 2019 |accessdate=November 28, 2019}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7score = 8.6/10{{cite web |last=Gaca |first=Anna |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sandy-alex-g-house-of-sugar/ |title=(Sandy) Alex G: House of Sugar |work=Pitchfork |date=September 16, 2019 |accessdate=September 16, 2019}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Flint |first=Hannah |title=(Sandy) Alex G: House of Sugar |magazine=Q |issue=403 |date=October 2019 |location=London |page=113}}

| rev9 = The Skinny

| rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Inglis |first=Tony |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/sandy-alex-g-house-of-sugar |title=(Sandy) Alex G – House of Sugar |work=The Skinny |date=September 12, 2019 |accessdate=September 26, 2019}}

| rev10 = Tiny Mix Tapes

| rev10score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Bieser |first=Benjamin Eckman |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/sandy-alex-g-house-sugar |title=(Sandy) Alex G – House of Sugar |work=Tiny Mix Tapes |accessdate=September 15, 2019}}

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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, House of Sugar received an average score of 86, based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Hannah Flint of Q praised the album's musical variation, commenting, "At first, House of Sugar can make you feel like you accidentally left the shuffle button on but, a few listens in, it's those twists and turns that make it such a satisfying listen."

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Alexander Giannascoli

| total_length = 37:45

| title1 = Walk Away

| length1 = 4:16

| title2 = Hope

| length2 = 2:36

| title3 = Southern Sky

| length3 = 3:12

| title4 = Gretel

| length4 = 3:10

| title5 = Taking

| length5 = 2:14

| title6 = Near

| length6 = 2:09

| title7 = Project 2

| length7 = 2:22

| title8 = Bad Man

| length8 = 1:51

| title9 = Sugar

| length9 = 2:48

| title10 = In My Arms

| length10 = 2:43

| title11 = Cow

| length11 = 2:44

| title12 = Crime

| length12 = 3:59

| title13 = SugarHouse (Live)

| length13 = 3:41

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks

| total_length = 47:58

| title14 = Gretel (Solo)

| length14 = 2:12

| title15 = SugarHouse (Solo)

| length15 = 2:07

| title16 = Fell (Live at the Headroom)

| length16 = 5:37

}}

Credits adapted from the liner notes of House of Sugar.{{cite AV media notes |title=House of Sugar |others=(Sandy) Alex G |publisher=Domino Recording Company |year=2019 |type=liner notes |id=WIGLP451}}

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• Alexander Giannascoli – songwriting, production, engineering
• Samuel Acchione – guitar {{small|(track 13)}}, electric guitar {{small|(track 1)}}, vocals {{small|(track 13)}}
• Colin Acchione – bass {{small|(track 3)}}
• John Heywood – bass {{small|(tracks 5, 13)}}
• Tom Kelly – drums {{small|(tracks 2, 13)}}
• David Allen Scoli – saxophone {{small|(track 13)}}
• Molly Germer – violin {{small|(tracks 3, 4, 9)}}, vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
• Emily Yacina – vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
• Rachel Giannascoli – vocals {{small|(track 6)}}, album art
• Jacob Portrait – mixing, engineering [drums] {{small|(tracks 3, 4, 10)}}
• Harrison Fore – engineering
• Heba Kadry – mastering
• Chris Bellman – lacquer cut
• David Allen Scoli – insert drawing

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