Sugarpills is the debut album from New Zealand electropop band Kids of 88 released 16 August 2010.[1] Singles released off the album include "My House",[2] "Just a Little Bit"[3] and most recently "Downtown".[4] It was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards.[5]

Sugarpills
Studio album by
Released16 August 2010
GenreIndie 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

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The New Zealand Herald     [6]
Stuff.co.nzmixed[7]

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."[6]

Singles

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  • "My House", the first single from Kids of 88 was first heard on a C4 television advertisement.[citation needed] The song peaked at number 3 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 17 weeks.[8]
  • "Just a Little Bit", the second single from Kids of 88 was first heard on a Glassons NZ television advertisement.[citation needed] The song peaked at number 11 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 19 weeks.[9]
  • "Downtown", the third single from Kids of 88 was first heard on radio station The Edge.[citation needed] The song has currently peaked at number 21 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart and is still currently in the chart.[10]

Track listing

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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[11]
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[11]
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

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Country Release date
New Zealand 16 August 2010
Australia 11 July 2011

References

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  1. ^ "Sugarpills CD (2010) by Kids Of 88". Mighty Ape New Zealand.
  2. ^ "My House - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Just a Little Bit - Single". iTunes Store. 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. ^ a b Kara, Scott (19 August 2010). "Album Review: Kids of 88 Sugarpills". The New Zealand Herald. 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. ^ a b Sugarpills - iTunes Store
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