Sugarbomb was a
power pop band from
Fort Worth, Texas. After an independent release, ''Tastes Like Sugar'', in 1999, they signed to
RCA and released their second album, ''Bully'', in 2001. However, RCA dropped them two weeks after the release. The single "Hello" reached number 34 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Adult Top 40 chart.
[''Bully'' awards]
at AllMusic (accessed 2012-06-06). ''
Billboard
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'' writer Geoff Mayfield included ''Bully'' on his top ten albums list for 2001, writing in a brief summary that the band's name and album art were "silly... But, my, does it rock."
The song Hello was included in the 2002 film, Van Wilder.
Jason Damas at ''
PopMatters'' wrote of Sugarbomb, "a damn good sound that rocks hard and is catchy as all hell", comparing them to the
Beach Boys,
Todd Rundgren,
XTC, and
Queen.
[Jason Damas]
" Sugarbomb: Bully”
''PopMatters'', 24 September 2001.
Band members
*Les Farrington – keyboards, lead vocals
*Daniel Harville – guitar, lead vocals
*Michael Harville – drums, vocals
*Greg Bagby – guitar, vocals
*Kelly Riley – bass
Albums
* ''Tastes Like Sugar'' (1999)
* ''Bully'' (2001)
References
External links
Sugarbombat
AllMusic
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American power pop groups
Musical groups established in 1998