Sugarpills

Sugarpills
Studio album by
Kids of 88
Released16 August 2010
GenresIndie pop, electropop
LabelDryden 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. Singles released off the album include "My House", "Just a Little Bit" and most recently "Downtown". It was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The New Zealand HeraldStarStarStarStar
Stuff.co.nzmixed

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."

Singles

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
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
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. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Just a Little Bit - Single". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. 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. 1 2 Kara, Scott (19 August 2010). "Album Review: Kids of 88 Sugarpills". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. 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. 1 2 Sugarpills - iTunes Store