Sugar Rush (album)

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.

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]

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

Personnel

References
  1. 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.
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