After helping to define the sound of '80s underground rock with Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould surged into the '90s alternative landscape with a new trio called Sugar alongside David Barbe and Malcolm Travis. The band only lasted a few years, but in their time they made their mark, releasing two full-lengths, an EP, and a B-sides compilation between 1992 and 1995. Mould's solo band spent much of 2012 performing Sugar's debut Copper Blue on tour, and the album was remastered and reissued that same year. Now something new might be afoot in Sugar world.
The band seems to have launched new profiles on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and YouTube, and all three band members follow the Instagram account. The handle on each social network is @sugarcopperblue and since launching two days ago, they've posted a couple quick clips, both seemingly from archival footage of Sugar concerts. The reason for this tease — three decades after they broke up — remains to be seen. It could just be promo for the Record Store Day reissue of four 12" singles from their great 1992 debut Copper Blue, coming out next month. It could also be something more. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
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