It’s time. That slow, creeping sense of dread. The feeling that plans were being made, that schemes were being hatched, and that something evil is brewing in the depths of Brighton. Yes, Sugar Horse are back with their third full-length record. If you’ve followed their career, you’ll be excited. You know you’ll have no idea just what you’re about to get yourself in to. Brace yourself.
Listening to a Sugar Horse record can be like opening a jigsaw puzzle, looking at all the scattered pieces and wondering how in the world they fit together. Helpfully, on ‘Not A Sound In Heaven’, they’ve made it easy by making the most straightforward record of their career.
The effect is that you’re no longer gasping ‘what-on-earth-are-you-doing?’ at their audacity but giving a slow nod of appreciation instead. You recognise the choices they make, the ways the songs unfold and the sounds they are painting with. And for the first time, it feels like they’ve done what you expected. That...
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