HinweiseARTIST: Sugarplum Fairies
TITLE: Country International Records
LABEL: Starfish
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 213kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 32m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-05-09
RIP DATE: 2006-04-15

The Sugarplum Fairies are comprised of Vienna natives Silvia Ryder (vocals) and
Ben Bohm (guitars, background vocals), supplemented by an array of rotating
guest musicians. The sound of SPF bridges the transatlantic gap with an
amalgamation of European guitar pop and Americana folksiness, all tied together
by Ryder's sultry, hypnotic vocals. In contrast to the conceptual lo-fi approach
of their acclaimed sophomore CD "Introspective Raincoat Student Music" SPF's
upcoming release "Country International Records" veers from sleepy shoegaze pop
to bouncy D.I.Y. indie rock, all with a subtle infusion of country-noir and the
occasional hint of eclectic Vaudeville. For "Country International Records" SPF
have teamed up with Ken Coomer of Wilco fame and Charlie Brocco (George
Harrison, Jeff Lynne) in Nashville. Press Excerpts: "There are albums that
simply get you. Lyrics aren't more than simple word combinations, stimulating
thoughts you wish you'd had...Among softly strummed guitars, an e-bow, mandolin,
piano, glockenspiel and occasional Mazzy Star moments, this duo from Vienna,
stationed in California, manages to represent the complicated stages of being
broken-hearted, depressed, funny, hot and spaced out all at once, and without
complications." (Boston Weekly Dig) "From a world of melancholia and penetrating
songs comes Sugarplum Fairies, who are simply one of the best alt rock acts in
the world right now, period. These songs are just so catchy and perfect that
they feel like they've been around forever...They are the meeting place between
the Velvet Underground and the Beatles" (Independent Artist Company/KIAC Radio)
"A scrumious assortment of big and dreamy pop numbers is what you'll find an the
16-track disc from the duo known as Sugarplum Fairies, which sounds like Belle
and Sebastian crossed with The Cardigans...chances are the Carpenter-esque style
meets Bacharach songsmith of Sugarplum Fairies will reel you in" (Munchkinmusic
Belgium) "I find myself being nothing but overly charmed by this Vienna-raised
and California-based duo, Silvia Ryder and Ben Bohm...There is moments where I
hear a twinge of Aimee Mann, or a touch of The Sundays, or a musical vibe close
to Cat Power, but then the music washes over me and I find them nothing but
divinely unique. Sugarplum Fairies is nothing less than delicious arrays of
brilliant, introspective lyrics, vocals that are calming and hypnotizing and
instrumentation that is superb and soothing in effect. Overall, the album is a
magnificently, glowingly composed masterpiece." (One Times One)