I have no idea why Sugarcult wasn't a bigger band. They combine rock and pop in such a way that their songs have a very current feel to them. Although their songs have pop elements, Sugarcult also rocks. They have so many good songs that I have no idea why they didn't break out. The only reason I know about them is that I picked up their CD "Lights Out" for only $2 at Graywhale. I took a chance buying the CD as the cover was intriguing and it was so inexpensive. "Lights Out" is their best CD with several great songs, it seemed to promise big things for the band going forward. Sadly that brilliant future hasn't come to pass as of yet. Sadly it looks like it might not now.
I just out and out stole the following paragraph from Rdio in Greg Prato's biography of Sugarcult, here's the link: http://www.rdio.com/artist/Sugarcult/biography/
"The Santa Barbara, CA, alternative rock quartet Sugarcult (singer/guitarist Tim Pagnotta, guitarist Marko DeSantis, bassist Airin Older, and original drummer Ben Davis (who was later replaced by Kenny Livingston) took their name from a moniker that lesbian neighbors who lived next door to the band called themselves. Forming in 1998, the band's first show (a trio at the time) was opening for Superdrag at a local club. It was here that they met DeSantis -- who'd previously played with such bands as the Ataris, Nerf Herder, and Swingin' Utters -- and he soon moved from audience to bandmember.
Sugarcult debuted on Ultimatum in 2001 with Start Static and scored hits with the songs "Stuck in America" and "Bouncing Off the Walls." They jumped on the summer's Warped Tour for what should have been two weeks, but fan response was so positive, the band wound up staying for the entire two months. The DVD Action appeared in 2002; Davis exited the group the following year to be replaced by ex-Lefty drummer Kenny Livingston. Jumping to Fearless Records, the slightly darker Palm Trees and Power Lines followed in 2004 and peaked at number one on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart.
Sugarcult issued the live CD/DVD Back to the Disaster a year later. The guys continued to hone their chops on the road; they earned a spot as openers for Green Day's American Idiot tour, took top billing on the 2005 Take Action Tour, and hit the main stages of festivals like Warped Tour, Japan's Summer Sonic Festival, and the U.K.'s Glastonbury, Reading, and Leeds festivals. Sugarcult's most focused effort to date, Lights Out, appeared in September 2006 on V2." ~ Greg Prato
Sadly 2006's "Lights Out" CD is their last CD and they haven't released any new music since then. According to Wikipedia Sugarcult has been on hiatus since 2009.
"She's The Blade":
"Crying":
"Memory":
" Destination Anywhere":
"Champagne":
"What You Say": (This is what I mean about how this band rocks out.)
"Over":
"You're The One" and "Bouncing Off The Walls" (Live):
"Stuck In America":
"Hate Every Beautiful Day":
"Bouncing Off The Walls": (All by it's lonesome.)
"Dead Living":
"Los Angeles": (By far my favorite Sugarcult song, although I could do without the f bomb.)
"Explode":
"Out of Phase":
"Riot":
"Majoring In Minors":
"Pretty Girl (The Way)":
"How Does It Feel":
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