Headful of sugar

"A far cry from the whimsical psych-pop that twined through debut album Human Ceremony, New York trio Sunflower Bean have firmly found their stride as they carve blissful anthems of euphoric pleasure".

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"It's a remarkable thing to witness the evolution of a rock band, especially when they grow with as much sophistication and creative maturity as Sunflower Bean do on their third album ... Headful of Sugar is yet another transformative pop moment for the group, marked by a more robust alt-rock sound that evokes the planetary bombast of iconic '90s bands like Garbage, but with their own distinctive candy and smoke flavor ... As a singer, [Julia] Cumming has really come into her own, her voice confidently swooning between warm mid-range resonance and spine-tingling falsetto ... With Headful of Sugar, Sunflower Bean turn the pangs of growing up into hypnotic, intoxicating pop".

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"On opener "Who Put You Up To This?", Sunflower Bean sound like a band shedding their skin. No longer the next big thing in indie rock, here they embrace pop and psychedelia with equal parts grit and grace. It's a swaggering track that recalls St Vincent and 'Lonerism'-era Tame Impala ... It all combines to paint a picture of a band entering a distinct new phase".

"West Coast art-rockers return with sublime set of insular Californian gothic".