Stick Around for Joy

by The Sugarcubes

Overview

While not as adventurous or stunning as their debut (Life's Too Good), the Sugarcubes' swan song release (Stick Around for Joy) contains enough quality material to see them out in style. Amid producer Paul Fox (10,000 Maniacs, They Might Be Giants, Semisonic)'s compact backdrops, Bjoerk and Einar Orn lead the band through a fast-paced and funk-inflected mix of arthouse pop. With Siggi Baldursson's syncopated drums and Thor Eldon's glossy indie guitar in the forefront, Bjoerk expectedly pounces on each song with her acrobatic pipes; thankfully, Orn keeps his usually spastic vocal interjections to a minimum, often opting for some fine trumpet accents instead. Moving from the multi-vocal nuances of the opener, "Gold," to the relatively straightforward delivery heard on the tidy "Hit," Bjoerk proves that her subsequent solo career was inevitable and necessary -- she sounds at times as if the band's relatively narrow musical approach is straitjacketing her, especially on the presciently titled "Leash Called Love." While the curious will only need to pick up Life's Too Good, the Sugarcubes faithful will no doubt want to check this disc out. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2024
Label:	One Little Indian Im
UPC:	5016958102869

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Sugarcubes   Primary Artist
Siggi Baldursson   Drums
Margret Ornolfsdottir   Keyboards
Bragi Olafsson   Bass
John McGeoch   Guitar
Einar Oern   Trumpet,Vocals
Bjoerk   Keyboards,Vocals
Thor Eldon   Guitar
Pat Mastelotto   Drums

Technical Credits

Siggi Baldursson   Composer
Scott Blackland   Assistant Engineer
Margret Ornolfsdottir   Composer
David Birkett   Producer,Arranger
Bragi Olafsson   Composer
The Sugarcubes   Composer,Mixing
Ray Shulman   Producer
Einar Oern   Composer
Bjoerk   Composer
Thor Eldon   Composer
Scott Blockland   Assistant
Chris Laidlaw   Assistant Engineer,Assistant
Ed Thacker   Engineer,Mixing
Bjoerk Gudjmundsdottir   Composer
Fridrik Erlingsson   Composer
Paul Fox   Mixing,Producer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering