Time: 21:16
File: Flac
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues, blues-rock
Art: Front
1. Shakin' (2:42)
2. Ain't Going Our Way (5:46)
3. Lead You Out (5:53)
4. Little Woman (3:53)
5. Trouble (2:59)
There is a lot of blues in the world, and when a Dutch band appears at the offices of Bluesmagazine, we are happy to make room for it. Well-known names like Julian Sas, King of the World, and AJ Plug have already passed by, but also lesser-known bands such as Bacon Fat Louis, Vendetta Drive, Nienke Dingemans, and Captain Morgan’s Expresse. Fine blues from Dutch soil. We can add The Electric Sugar to this list. This group hails from Overijssel and delivers a fine EP, recorded in their rehearsal space with the help of Sebastian Pierik (SEB Productions).
The Electric Sugar is a four-piece band consisting of Thomas Jut (guitar/vocals), Stefan Jansen (keyboards/harmonica), Warner Kijk in de Vegte (drums), and Camiel Drent (bass guitar). The EP, *Lead You Out*, features 5 songs that they recorded 5 times. The version they liked best ended up on this EP. As a reviewer, you often try to pigeonhole what you hear to make it clear to the readership what they can expect. I couldn't pinpoint The Electric Sugar to a single band, yet there are plenty of influences. The piano work in the opening track, Shaking, betrays influences from Cuby and the Blizzards. Meanwhile, Ain’t Going Our Way is clearly reminiscent of The Doors, especially how the vocals and harmonica develop after a solid, guitar-driven start.
The Electric Sugar continues with Lead You Out; this third track starts off delightfully languid with a beautiful harmonica intro and builds up in tempo with backing vocals, ending in a wonderful guitar/Hammond solo supported by a thundering bass rhythm. These are songs you can really pull off live. The uptempo Little Woman features a delightful guitar riff that sticks in your head; here too, the bass line sets the rhythm—a catchy track. The closing track, Trouble, is pure rock 'n' roll; fat guitar and tinkling piano contribute to this. With this EP, The Electric Sugar manages to put themselves on the map with five tracks that clearly demonstrate what the band is capable of. A welcome addition to the ever-growing Dutch blues landscape.
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