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Formed in
1998 in Santa Barbara, CA, Sugarcult
set to work with the following ingredients: 4
guys, 3 chords, 2 guitars and 1 van. Armed with a batch of
energized songs, the band toured
the west coast generating a healthy buzz, selling their two indie records
and homemade t-shirts out of the back of their van.
In Spring
2001, after signing with Ultimatum Music, Sugarcult entered Rumbo Studios
in Los Angeles to record their debut album with producer Matt Wallace (the
Replacements, Faith No More). The album, titled, "Start Static", was
released on August 21, 2001.
Summer 2001, Sugarcult hit the road to do what they love best, play lots
and lots of shows. The band played on the entire Vans Warped Tour,
alongside such acts as Rancid, Pennywise and 311. Although for a week,
Sugarcult jumped off Warped to play the second stage on Blink 182 east
coast dates. Since Warped Tour and Blink 182 shows, Sugarcult have toured
with Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, Good Charlotte and Unwritten Law. The band
has also played a number of radio station festivals around the country and
will play the Decibel Music Conference in Trinidad, West Indies in mid May
2002.
The band's sound subscribes to the
don't-bore-us-get-to-the-chorus approach of power-pop, underlined with the
don't-give-a-fuck spirit of late 70's punk. Standing out from the hordes
of modern rock bands, Sugarcult sticks close to the raw essentials of all
great rock 'n' roll: energy, attitude and style. However it's the
well-crafted songs and melodic hooks that really set this band apart.
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