Sugar (band)
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| Sugar | ||
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 Publicity photo distributed by Creation, 1992. L-R: Travis, Mould, Barbe
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  USA |
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| Genre(s) | Alternative rock | |
| Years active | 1992 – 1995 | |
| Label(s) | Rykodisc Creation (UK) |
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| Associated acts |
Hüsker Dü | |
| Former members | ||
| Bob Mould David Barbe Malcolm Travis |
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[edit] Overview
Sugar was an alternative rock band of the early 1990s led by former Hüsker Dü vocalist/guitarist Bob Mould. Ex-Mercyland bassist David Barbe and ex-Zulus/ ex-Human Sexual Response drummer Malcolm Travis rounded out the trio. Mould envisioned Sugar as a similar musical venture to Hüsker Dü except with him writing all the songs and calling all the shots. Their sound was more radio-friendly than that of Hüsker Dü, though with similarly-dark undertones.
Their first live show was Feburary 20th, 1992, at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA, after a few weeks warming up in R.E.M.'s downtown practice space. It was a "secret" show, not advertised in the local media, bumping Athens band Roosevelt from headliner to opener. Word got out and the club was packed.
Later in 1992, the band released the album Copper Blue, which was named Album Of The Year by the NME. The following year they released Beaster, an EP of darker material recorded during the Copper Blue sessions. The single "If I Can't Change Your Mind" was a moderate U.K. hit.
After an aborted attempt to record a second full-length, the band regrouped and File Under: Easy Listening was recorded quickly in the spring of 1994, and was released that fall. A B-side collection, Besides, followed in 1995. Mould broke the band up later that year because Barbe wished to spend more time with his growing family and expand his solo career. Travis then took over the drumming slot in the band Kustomized.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums, EP
- Copper Blue LP (Rykodisc, 1992)
- Beaster EP (Rykodisc, 1993)
- File Under: Easy Listening LP (Rykodisc, 1994)
- Besides compilation LP (Rykodisc, 1995)
- The Joke Is Always On Us, Sometimes. Live disc, incl. w/ Besides
[edit] Singles
- "Changes" (Creation, 1992)
- "Helpless" (Rykodisc, 1992)
- "A Good Idea" (Rykodisc, 1992)
- "If I Can't Change Your Mind" (Rykodisc, 1992)
- "Tilted" (Rykodisc, 1993)
- "Your Favorite Thing" (Rykodisc, 1994)
- "Believe What You're Saying" (Rykodisc, 1994)
- "Gee Angel" (Rykodisc, 1994)
