SUGAR HORSE shares their monstrous 360-degree video experience in the form of ‘SLAM DANCING IN A BURNING BUILDING‘. The new single will also appear on thelimited-edition, double vinyl ‘DRUJ/Radio Cash-Ins’ (featuring the DRUJ EP and ‘The Great Shame‘ + ‘GakEater‘ singles) available pre-order HERE.
Drawing heavily from the poetry ofWilfred Owen’s ‘Anthem For Doomed Youth’, the band’s latest offering sees SUGAR HORSE taking a leap forward in creativity and sound. The track pulverises listeners with a downpour of oppressive and doomy guitars, intertwined with ominous soundscapes and exploring themes of greed, violence, and the inherent darkness of man.
“‘Slam Dancing’ is all about humanity’s constant need for more. Everyone and everything must always grow to be on a bigger, grander scale. Whether it be hoarding wealth, building the biggest gun or the constant need for weaponry that can kill more people at once… No one ever seems to think they have enough.” –Ashley Tubb
Formed in 2015 as a trioin a flat in Bristol messing around with their fuzz pedals, the band was finally completed with the addition of a fourth member on guitar and keyboards –2019’s standalone single ‘GAKEATER’– allowing them to add density to their sound. SUGAR HORSE set out to break away from emerging trends in the South-West scene, going against the grain while following a strict set of self-made parameters.“There was a lot of emphasis on having a pacey, driving and technical sound… We wanted to do the opposite; Make everything simple and slow everything down. I think the best art is formed when it’s creators enforce rigid rules on themselves. Mondrian had geometry, Mark E Smith had his hatred for cigarette taxation and we have a complete disregard for urgency.” Likewise, since their inception, SUGAR HORSE has released their debut EP, DRUGS to critical acclaim as well as sharing stages with the likes of Vennart, Brutus, The St Pierre Snake Invasion and Phoxjaw, as well as playing praised alternative festival ArcTanGent.
Pre-order ‘DRUJ/Radio Cash-Ins’ HERE
‘DRUJ/Radio Cash-Ins’ LP
Tracklisting:
Side A
The Crime Song
Your Degree Is Worthless And Your Parents Aren’t Proud Of You
Side B
I Liked You Better Before You Went To Art School
Druj
Side C
GakEater
Slam Dancing In A Burning Building
Side D
The Great Shame