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Sugar Rush (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Sugar Rush

| type = studio

| artist = The Humans

| cover = Sugar Rush Album Front.jpg

| alt =

| released = 27 September 2011

| recorded = 2010

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Experimental|rock}}

| length = 49:43

| label = {{hlist|The End|Vertical Species}}

| producer = Bill Rieflin

| prev_title = We Are the Humans

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = Strange Tales

| next_year = 2014

}}

{{album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sugar-rush-mw0002210815|title=Sugar Rush - The Humans|author=William Ruhlmann|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=2018-12-08}}

|rev2 = The Daily News

|rev2score = Favourable{{cite magazine |date=8 October 2011 |title=THE HUMANS, 'Sugar Rush' (The End) |magazine=The Daily News |page=C1 |quote=letting Wilcox's voice serve as the primary instrument on most of the tracks (there's surprisingly little reliance on guitars and drums) was a wise move and she delivers a handful of standouts in 'Titanium Girl', 'Love in a Different Way', 'Sea of Size', 'Small Town Psychopath', 'Playing in the Dark and personal favorite 'Fragment Pool'.}}

}}

Sugar Rush is the second studio album by the experimental rock band The Humans, consisting of Toyah Willcox, Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2011/09/29/140921003/talking-shop-with-bill-rieflin-journeyman-musician|title=Talking Shop With Bill Rieflin, Journeyman Musician|date=2011-09-29|publisher=NPR.org|access-date=2021-08-31}} It was first released in the USA on 27 September 2011 via The End Records, and then worldwide on 2 October via Willcox's Vertical Species label.

Background

Robert Fripp of King Crimson (and privately Toyah's husband) plays guitar on the album's every track. Igor Abuladze joined The Humans on their 2011 US and UK tour in support of the album.{{Cite web|url=https://toyahwillcox.com/thehumans/|title=TOYAH & THE HUMANS|publisher=toyahwillcox.com|access-date=2018-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124004/https://toyahwillcox.com/thehumans/|archive-date=2018-12-09}} Promotional music video for "Sea of Size" had been released in October 2010.{{cite web |url=https://toyah.net/ds/the-humans-new-official-website/ |title=The Humans: New Official Website |date=2010-10-28 |publisher=toyah.net |accessdate=2023-01-01}} Live at Scala London EP was made available as a free download via The Humans' official website, with a download link listed in the UK CD album's liner notes.

In 2020, Sugar Rush was re-issued by Demon Music Group in vinyl and digital formats, credited to Toyah & The Humans.{{cite web |url=https://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/noise-in-your-head-3/ |title=Sugar Rush (Translucent Olive Vinyl) |publisher=demonmusicgroup.co.uk |accessdate=2023-01-01}}

Track listing

All songs written by Toyah Willcox, Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong, except 8 (Willcox).

  1. "Titanium Girl" – 3:14
  2. "Love in a Different Way" – 4:35
  3. "Sea of Size" – 3:03
  4. "Pebble" – 3:51
  5. "Small Town Psychopath" – 4:53
  6. "Sweet Agitation" – 4:08
  7. "Playing in the Dark" – 3:27
  8. "Snow at 10:23" – 4:27
  9. "Sugar Rush" – 2:15
  10. "This Reasoning" – 4:53
  11. "Fragment Pool" – 3:52
  12. "Put a Woman on the Moon" – 2:14

:Bonus track

  2. "Small Town Psychopath" (Version) – 4:37

Personnel

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kD2O_kfji_z7NGd9nPuNb7vEUb86z1-7Q Official audio stream] on YouTube
  • [https://toyahwillcox.com/ The official Toyah website]

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Category:2011 albums

Category:The End Records albums

Category:The Humans (British band) albums