Sugar Glyder are a hard band to pin down, stylistically speaking. With influences ranging from Panic! At The Disco to dancier, beat-driven music, the connecting thread is the element of fun and catchiness.
The Eyes: They See opens with single ‘Lost In The Woods’, an upbeat toe-tapper that forcibly seeps its way into your core.
The lyrics are not exactly a poet’s work with the chorus proclaiming “Over and over and over / We sing our song” but it takes a backseat to the funky and danceable beats of this opening number.
The indie-pop Yanks make a pretty strong opening statement that will keep you listening throughout the record for just a hint of more of that same brilliance, unfortunately nothing else quite lives up to the same level.
Following on from this solid start is the groovy ‘Lady Touch’. Singer Daniel Howie injects a bit more punch into his lyrics on this track, “All my problems / I can’t solve them / But that lady’s touch / Tends to shut me up”.
The letdown on this otherwise largely pleasing record would be the vocals. They seem to have an overly Americanised, almost angsty quality to them. Think Fall Out Boy gone a bit electro pop.
The debut release from these American indie-pop-rockers is somewhat patchy with the merging of genres leaving the listener feeling a little confused.
There’s plenty to like with lead single ‘Lost In The Woods’ an explosion of pop-fun and it’s unfortunate the mishmash of songs falls a little flat.
