Sugar Rush (album)

Sugar Rush
Studio album by
The Humans
Released27 September 2011
Recorded2010
Genre
Length49:43
Label
ProducerBill Rieflin
The Humans chronology
We Are the Humans
(2009) 		Sugar Rush
(2011) 		Strange Tales
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Daily NewsFavourable[2]

Sugar Rush is the second studio album by the experimental rock band The Humans, consisting of Toyah Willcox, Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong.[3] 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.[1] Igor Abuladze joined The Humans on their 2011 US and UK tour in support of the album.[4] Promotional music video for "Sea of Size" had been released in October 2010.[5] 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.[6]

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

  1. ^ a b William Ruhlmann. "Sugar Rush - The Humans". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ "THE HUMANS, 'Sugar Rush' (The End)". The Daily News. 8 October 2011. p. C1. 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'.
  3. ^ "Talking Shop With Bill Rieflin, Journeyman Musician". NPR.org. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "TOYAH & THE HUMANS". toyahwillcox.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. ^ "The Humans: New Official Website". toyah.net. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Sugar Rush (Translucent Olive Vinyl)". demonmusicgroup.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2023.