Sugar Rush (album)

Sugar Rush is an album by the Humans, released in 2011.[2] It is the second album by avant-garde rock singer Toyah Willcox and bassists Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong, a trio formed in 2007. The music is augmented in the studio with other instruments, notably the guitar of guest (and longtime Willcox associate) Robert Fripp of King Crimson, who appears on every track of Sugar Rush.[1] Igor Abuladze joined the Humans on their US and UK tour in 2011 in support of the album.[3]

For another album, see Nic Cester.

Sugar Rush
Studio album by
The Humans
Released27 September 2011 (27 September 2011)
Recorded2010
GenreExperimental, rock
LabelThe End / Vertical Species
ProducerBill Rieflin
The Humans chronology
We Are The Humans
(2009)		 Sugar Rush
(2011)		 Strange Tales
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

It was released in the USA on 27 September 2011 by The End Records and in the UK and the rest of the world on 2 October 2011 by Vertical Species.

Critical reception

The Daily News thought that "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'."[4]

AllMusic wrote that Wilcox "has an ethereal, disembodied quality, even when the music is at its most aggressive, such as on 'This Reasoning'."[1]

Track listing
  1. "Titanium Girl"
  2. "Love In a Different Way"
  3. "Sea of Size"
  4. "Pebble"
  5. "Small Town Psychopath"
  6. "Sweet Agitation"
  7. "Playing In the Dark"
  8. "Snow At 10:23"
  9. "Sugar Rush"
  10. "This Reasoning"
  11. "Fragment Pool"
  12. "Put a Woman On the Moon"
  13. "Small Town Psychopath" (full mix version) bonus track - listed on the CD release as "Small Town Psychopath" (version)
Bonus tracks
  1. "Sugar Rush" (Live at Scala London) iTunes bonus track (UK/ROW)
  2. "Noise In Your Head" (Live at Scala London) iTunes bonus track (UK/ROW)
  3. "Labyrinth" (Live at Scala London) Live At Scala London EP
  4. "Is It Wrong" (Live at Scala London) Live At Scala London EP
  5. "Put a Woman On the Moon" (Live at Scala London) Live At Scala London EP
  6. "We Are The Humans" (demo) Live At Scala London EP

Notes: Live At Scala London EP was made available as a free download via The Humans' official website, with download link listed in the UK/ROW CD album's liner notes.

Credits
  • Toyah Willcox - vocals
  • Bill Rieflin - bass guitar, percussion, keyboards
  • Chris Wong - bass guitar, guitar
  • Guest Human - Robert Fripp
  • Produced by Bill Rieflin
  • All songs written by Willcox/Rieflin/Wong except 8 (Willcox)
  • Dedicated to Beric

Releases
  • USA - CD & digital editions (27 September 2011) Released by The End Records
  • UK/rest of the world - CD & digital editions (2 October 2011) Released by Vertical Species

Promotional music videos

  • Sea of Size (2010)

References
  1. "Sugar Rush - The Humans | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "Talking Shop With Bill Rieflin, Journeyman Musician". NPR.org.
  3. "TOYAH & THE HUMANS — TOYAH".
  4. "THE HUMANS, 'Sugar Rush' (The End)". The Daily News. 8 October 2011. p. C1.
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