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Sugarpills
Studio album by
Released16 August 2010
Genre Indie pop, electropop
Label Dryden Street / Sony Music Australia
Kids of 88 chronology
Sugarpills
(2010)
Sugarpills EP
(2011)
Singles from Sugarpills
  1. " My House"
    Released: 20 April 2009
  2. " Just a Little Bit"
    Released: 15 February 2010
  3. " Downtown"
    Released: 19 July 2010

Sugarpills is the debut album from New Zealand electropop band Kids of 88 released 16 August 2010. [1] Singles released off the album include " My House", [2] " Just a Little Bit" [3] and most recently " Downtown". [4] It was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards. [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The New Zealand Herald [6]
Stuff.co.nzmixed [7]

Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald gave Sugarpills 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "good-time party music" and saying that "You'd have to be a prude, or a killjoy not to want Sugarpills banging away at your house." [6]

Singles

  • " My House", the first single from Kids of 88 was first heard on a C4 television advertisement.[ citation needed] The song peaked at number 3 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 17 weeks. [8]
  • " Just a Little Bit", the second single from Kids of 88 was first heard on a Glassons NZ television advertisement.[ citation needed] The song peaked at number 11 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 19 weeks. [9]
  • " Downtown", the third single from Kids of 88 was first heard on radio station The Edge.[ citation needed] The song has currently peaked at number 21 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and is still currently in the chart. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam McCarthy & Joel Little except "Cotton Mouth" written by Sam McCarthy & Jaden Parkes and "San Fran" written by Sam McCarthy, Joel Little & Jordan Arts

Sugarpills [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ribbons of Light" 3:46
2." Just a Little Bit" 3:00
3."Cotton Mouth"Sam McCarthy, Jaden Parkes3:06
4." Everybody Knows" 4:13
5." My House" 3:59
6."Apart of You" 3:12
7."San Fran"Sam McCarthy, Joel Little, Jordan Arts3:13
8." Downtown" 3:05
9."Feed the Birds" 4:57
10."SQRL" 4:44
Total length:40:24
iTunes Store digital bonus [11]
No.TitleLength
11."Mr Doorman"2:46
Australia Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ribbons of Light" 3:46
2." Just a Little Bit" 3:00
3."Cotton Mouth"Sam McCarthy, Jaden Parkes3:06
4." Everybody Knows" 4:13
5." My House" 3:59
6."Sugarpills" (Australian Album Edition) 3:25
7."Apart of You" 3:12
8."San Fran"Sam McCarthy, Joel Little, Jordan Arts3:13
9." Downtown" 3:05
10."Feed the Birds" 4:57
11."SQRL" 4:44
12."Nerves" 3:20
13."Home" 4:36

Release history

Country Release date
New Zealand 16 August 2010
Australia 11 July 2011

References

  1. ^ " Sugarpills CD (2010) by Kids Of 88". Mighty Ape New Zealand.
  2. ^ "My House - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Just a Little Bit - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Downtown - Single". iTunes Store. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  5. ^ "NZ Music Awards are here | Stuff.co.nz". 3 November 2011.
  6. ^ a b Kara, Scott (19 August 2010). "Album Review: Kids of 88 Sugarpills". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  7. ^ "CD Review: Kids of 88, Sugarpills | Stuff.co.nz". September 2010.
  8. ^ My House - charts.org.nz
  9. ^ Just a Little Bit - charts.org.nz
  10. ^ Downtown - charts.org.nz
  11. ^ a b Sugarpills - iTunes Store


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sugarpills
Studio album by
Released16 August 2010
Genre Indie pop, electropop
Label Dryden Street / Sony Music Australia
Kids of 88 chronology
Sugarpills
(2010)
Sugarpills EP
(2011)
Singles from Sugarpills
  1. " My House"
    Released: 20 April 2009
  2. " Just a Little Bit"
    Released: 15 February 2010
  3. " Downtown"
    Released: 19 July 2010

Sugarpills is the debut album from New Zealand electropop band Kids of 88 released 16 August 2010. [1] Singles released off the album include " My House", [2] " Just a Little Bit" [3] and most recently " Downtown". [4] It was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards. [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The New Zealand Herald [6]
Stuff.co.nzmixed [7]

Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald gave Sugarpills 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "good-time party music" and saying that "You'd have to be a prude, or a killjoy not to want Sugarpills banging away at your house." [6]

Singles

  • " My House", the first single from Kids of 88 was first heard on a C4 television advertisement.[ citation needed] The song peaked at number 3 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 17 weeks. [8]
  • " Just a Little Bit", the second single from Kids of 88 was first heard on a Glassons NZ television advertisement.[ citation needed] The song peaked at number 11 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 19 weeks. [9]
  • " Downtown", the third single from Kids of 88 was first heard on radio station The Edge.[ citation needed] The song has currently peaked at number 21 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and is still currently in the chart. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam McCarthy & Joel Little except "Cotton Mouth" written by Sam McCarthy & Jaden Parkes and "San Fran" written by Sam McCarthy, Joel Little & Jordan Arts

Sugarpills [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ribbons of Light" 3:46
2." Just a Little Bit" 3:00
3."Cotton Mouth"Sam McCarthy, Jaden Parkes3:06
4." Everybody Knows" 4:13
5." My House" 3:59
6."Apart of You" 3:12
7."San Fran"Sam McCarthy, Joel Little, Jordan Arts3:13
8." Downtown" 3:05
9."Feed the Birds" 4:57
10."SQRL" 4:44
Total length:40:24
iTunes Store digital bonus [11]
No.TitleLength
11."Mr Doorman"2:46
Australia Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ribbons of Light" 3:46
2." Just a Little Bit" 3:00
3."Cotton Mouth"Sam McCarthy, Jaden Parkes3:06
4." Everybody Knows" 4:13
5." My House" 3:59
6."Sugarpills" (Australian Album Edition) 3:25
7."Apart of You" 3:12
8."San Fran"Sam McCarthy, Joel Little, Jordan Arts3:13
9." Downtown" 3:05
10."Feed the Birds" 4:57
11."SQRL" 4:44
12."Nerves" 3:20
13."Home" 4:36

Release history

Country Release date
New Zealand 16 August 2010
Australia 11 July 2011

References

  1. ^ " Sugarpills CD (2010) by Kids Of 88". Mighty Ape New Zealand.
  2. ^ "My House - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Just a Little Bit - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Downtown - Single". iTunes Store. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  5. ^ "NZ Music Awards are here | Stuff.co.nz". 3 November 2011.
  6. ^ a b Kara, Scott (19 August 2010). "Album Review: Kids of 88 Sugarpills". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  7. ^ "CD Review: Kids of 88, Sugarpills | Stuff.co.nz". September 2010.
  8. ^ My House - charts.org.nz
  9. ^ Just a Little Bit - charts.org.nz
  10. ^ Downtown - charts.org.nz
  11. ^ a b Sugarpills - iTunes Store



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