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Alternative mellow groove from Japan! sugar plant's first new song in 6 years is now available! - Part 2 -

Six years after the release of their fifth album "headlights" in 2018, sugar plant is making a full comeback to the scene with a continuous release of new songs, following another release in March 2024. Their latest mellow grooves transcend the categories of indie, acoustic, post-rock, ambient, and deep house to reach listeners around the world.

As the originators of Japan's proud shoegaze and dream pop, all of their work has been released overseas, and they embarked on three major US tours in the 1990s. In the wake of their 2018 album release, their streaming numbers on subscription services have skyrocketed. In fact, it's fair to say that they're a hidden gem currently being discovered by listeners around the world.

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Apple Music • New in Alternative • 17 May 2024 Spotify • まどろみの中で • 15 May 2024 Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 15 May 2024 Apple Music • New Music Daily • 17 May 2024 Spotify • .ORG • 17 May 2024

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    Sugar Plant formed in 1993 and released their first album "hiding place" in both Japan and the US (via Boston' s Pop Narcotic label) in 1995. A dream-pop sound, influenced by electronic trance music as much as the Velvet Underground, the band quickly drew a core live following. That year they also toured the US to play, then releasing the mini album "Cage Of The Sun" with songs recorded in the US, with a second tour of the US followed in 1996. Meanwhile in Japan, their profile continued to grow, opening for bands such as Yo La Tengo and the cult band Silver Apples for their Japan live shows. Their second full album "after after hours" pursued a deeper sound and crossed over from indie rock to also the club scene. A US release followed with the band touring again for the third time. After an amazing mini-album "Happy" in 1998, the band returned with a new album "Dryfruit" , with legendary Japanese dub band Dry & Heavy' s Naouyuki Uchida as the engineer. A German release of "Dryfruit" followed in 2002. After Sugar Plant' s song "Rise" being included in the smash hit Japanese movie "Ping Pong" in 2002, the band entered into an extended hiatus. After some sporadic live shows in Tokyo, the band found their following was still there and embarked on recording for their fourth album, "headlights" . They are influenced by US independent rock bands such as Yo La Tengo and Galaxie 500 and focused on perfoming and releasing outside of Japan, with all titles being released on overseas labels. On their 3rd US tour they performed with artists such as Silver Apples, Low and Yo La Tengo. Their music, while having a rock-base sound, brings the influence their members had on the Tokyo clubbing scene to the music and their music is highly rated in the Japanese post-rock and experimental scenes.

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