Sugarbomb

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Sugarbomb
Origin Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Genres Power pop
Years active1998–2009
LabelsCrystal Clear Sound, RCA, Rainmaker

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. [1] The single "Hello" reached number 34 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart. [2] Billboard 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." [3] The song Hello was included in the 2002 films, Orange County (film), and 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. [4]

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References

  1. David Medsker, "Pop Goes the World: Sugarbomb, “Bully”, PopDose, September 9, 2009.
  2. Bully awards at AllMusic (accessed 2012-06-06).
  3. "Critics Choice", Billboard , December 29, 2001, p. YE-62.
  4. Jason Damas, " Sugarbomb: Bully”, PopMatters, 24 September 2001.