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The physical Sugar Rush CD album will be available to buy from all dates of the band’s Sugar Rush UK Tour and to buy online from the Burning Shed www.burningshed.com webstore. Those buying the UK/Worldwide physical edition of the album (for the tour dates or from Burning Shed) will find a code inside the album which allows access to download three live tracks for free, all recorded at Scala London in February 2010.

The digital edition of the album will also be released worldwide (excluding USA/Canada) via iTunes, Amazon MP3, Play.com and all major digital music vendors from Sunday 2 October 2011. The (non-US/CAN) digital edition features the full 13-track studio album with an additional two live bonus tracks from the Scala London concert in addition to an exclusive Digital Artwork Booklet.

• Digital Edition Bonus Tracks (ROW Digital releases only, not US/Canada)
Available from iTunes / Amazon MP3 / Play,com / 7digital
14. Sugar Rush (Live at Scala London) [Digital Bonus Track]
15. Noise In Your Head (Live at Scala London) [Digital Bonus Track]

• THE HUMANS / LIVE AT SCALA LONDON EP
Free to download when buying physical CD (code inside CD)
1. Labyrinth (Live at Scala London)
2. Is It Wrong (Live at Scala London)
3. Put A Woman On The Moon (Live at Scala London)

THE HUMANS ANNOUNCE WORLDWIDE RELEASE OF SUGAR RUSH ALBUM

THE HUMANS – Toyah Willcox, Bill Rieflin, Chris Wong – release their second full length album SUGAR RUSH on 27 Sept in USA/Canada on The End Records and in the rest of the world on 2 October 2011 on Toyah’s own Vertical Species label. The 13-track album has already received critical acclaim, with a 4-star review proclaiming it “a hybrid of haunting and sweet, this album intrigues from start to finish”.

• Sugar Rush is available now in USA/Canada on physical CD and digital download.
• Sugar Rush is available to rest of world on physical CD from www.burningshed.com, at gigs on UK tour and digitally from 2 October.

Read the full news article at The Humans Official website, here or Toyah’s Official website, here.

The Humans have made that record we might have gotten if Tori Amos and Trent Reznor had ever come together for a full album in the late-nineties. Maybe a bit dated, slightly disjointed for sure, but nonetheless a fun listen. Sugar Rush is the group’s second release, and it is a big one. This record sound like it could have escaped from the John Cale archives.

With the attitude of Tori Amos’ best work (but not the raw emotion), Toyah’s voice lays over these compositions that sound almost like Trent Reznor on The Fragile. The result is a record that feels slightly out of time, and comes with the necessary incongruities that come from such a melding.

• Read the full review at the ‘Earbuddy’ website, here.

THE HUMANS KICK OFF FIRST US TOUR & RELEASE NEW ALBUM

The Humans kick off their first ever American East Coast live dates with the Sugar Rush Tour, starting at Portland’s Empire Dine & Dance on Saturday 24 September. The tour continues to Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. The live outing sees Toyah Willcox, Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong, with guest Igor Zarbzan, present material from the new album Sugar Rush. Keep checking Toyah’s official twitter feed for reports from the Sugar Rush US Tour.

• Read the full news article at The Humans Official website, here or Toyah’s Official website, here.

A great review, from ‘Everything But Urban’, of ‘Sugar Rush’, the forthcoming second album by The Humans.

Review: The Humans – Sugar Rush

The Humans’ new 13-track album, Sugar Rush, is experimental, edgy in the simplest of ways, and nothing you can ready yourself for. It’s the musical equivalent of a drive through a part of town you’ve never seen, and just when you think you’ve got the area figured out, you pass a sign welcoming you to the nearby town with restaurants of a different vibe, and even the sky looks a bit different. But don’t consider driving back now, because you’re on a one-way and the scenery stays intriguing.

• Read the full review at the ‘Everything But Urban’ website, here.

‘The Omega Order’ have The Humans ‘Sugar Rush’ CD/Shirt bundle, mentioned in last week’s thehumansofficial.com news update, available for pre order at their website.

HUMANS, THE – Sugar Rush (CD/Shirt Bundle)
Limited edition bundle includes exclusive T-shirt and CD.

Label: The End | Genre: Rock (Alternative Rock)
Release date: September 27 2011
46 days left reserve now!

This looks tempting but Toyah’s Official Facebook posted today: Please note: there WILL be a UK pressing of SUGAR RUSH album CD which will be sold on the uk tour by THE HUMANS along with official t-shirts. This will then also be sold online on CD and also available digitally. So UK fans don’t need to order the USA domestic release of the album. Full details announced shortly!

THE HUMANS LINE-UP AMERICAN ALBUM RELEASE & CONCERT DATES

The Humans (ft. Bill Rieflin Of R.E.M.) will see the American release of the album “Sugar Rush” on 27 September 2011 via The End Records. The album release will be supported by The Humans’ first-ever US concert dates and take in Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia and a hotly-awaited New York headline gig. The concerts are tipped to include performances of the Sugar Rush album in its entirety. Full details of all concert dates will feature at www.thehumansofficial.com and www.toyahwillcox.com

The album will be released digitally and on CD with an exclusive pre-order web-bundle including an exclusive Sugar Rush t-shirt featuring an illustration by Toyah Willcox from the album artwork.

• Read the full news article at ‘The Humans’ Official website, here., or at ‘The Official Toyah Willcox’ website, here.

The Humans second album ‘Sugar Rush’ is released in September, and speculation has now turned to anticipation and excitement.

‘Amazon’ now have the album listed as a forthcoming release, and not only that they also have short audio samples of each song, including the bonus track ‘Small Town Psycopath (Full Mix Version)’.

This sounds like it is going to be a great album. Toyah’s vocals are incredible. I already love ‘Sweet Agitation’ and ‘Snow At 10.23’ just from the samples.

• Listen to the previews. (Thanks to Marcus Reddemann)

Track List Announced for Second Album from R.E.M. Drummer’s Side Project The Humans

The trio of R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin, Chris Wong, and lead singer Toyah Willcox known as The Humans has announced plans to release a sophomore album, Sugar Rush, in late September. In addition to the current lineup, Willcox’s husband — King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp — will be a featured performer on every track of the new album.

The band is currently planning a tour that will hit the U.S., Europe, and the UK to promote the release. In a statement, the band announced that it will be looking to book concerts in “cinemas, theatres, churches and other unusual spaces alongside traditional rock venues.”

• Read the full news article at the ‘ABC News Radio’ website, here.

THE HUMANS TO RELEASE ‘SUGAR RUSH’, OUT SEPTEMBER 27TH ON THE END RECORDS

The Humans are an innovative, three-piece, contemporary rock band comprising Toyah Willcox, Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong. The group brings together three lifetimes of musical experience, experimentation and craftsmanship. The band are the brainchild of Toyah Willcox.

The Humans have dedicated three years to establishing their sound, songs and performance. Crystallizing what is at the core of The Humans’ manifesto, the album Sugar Rush bears a cinematic density with stirring moments of exhilarating energy (‘Sugar Rush’) tender contemplation (‘Love In A Different Way’) and brooding soundscapes (‘Sea Of Size’). The album also features guest guitar on all tracks from Robert Fripp.

Tracklisting: 1. Titanium Girl, 2. Love In A Different Way, 3. Sea Of Size, 4. Pebble, 5. Small Town Psychopath, 6. Sweet Agitation, 7. Playing In The Dark, 8. Snow At 10:23, 9. Sugar Rush, 10. This Reasoning, 11. Fragment Pool, 12. Put A Woman On The Moon, 13. Small Town Psychopath (version) [Bonus Track]

Concerts are being lined-up to include UK, Europe and USA and may include cinemas, theatres, churches and other unusual spaces alongside traditional rock venues.

The End Records are proud to announce the September 27, 2011 release of the album Sugar Rush which will be supported by US concert dates.

• Read the full news article at the ‘Alt Sounds’ website, here.

The finalised cover artwork for the second album by The Humans, ‘Sugar Rush‘, tweeted by Toyah yesterday.

The twelve-track LP, produced by Humans band member Bill Rieflin, includes the songs Sweet Agitation, Fragment Pool, Put A Woman On The Moon and the title track, all of which were previewed live on The Humans’ February 2010 UK tour. Sugar Rush was recorded in the UK and features guest guitar on all tracks by Robert Fripp.

Details of the album release will be announced on www.thehumansofficial.com soon. In the meantime preview clips of four tracks from the album can be heard in the Multimedia section of the website.

1. Titanium Girl; 2. Love In A Different Way; 3. Sea Of Size; 4. Pebble; 5. Small Town Psychopath; 6. Sweet Agitation; 7. Playing In The Dark; 8. Snow At 10:23; 9. Sugar Rush; 10. This Reasoning; 11. Fragment Pool; 12. Put A Woman On The Moon

• Information from The Humans Official website | Visit here.

Introducing the excellent cover… Introducing the tracklist… Introducing… Sugar Rush.

The Humans recently completed recording and mixing their second album, entitled Sugar Rush. The twelve-track LP, produced by Humans band member Bill Rieflin, includes the songs Sweet Agitation, Fragment Pool, Put A Woman On The Moon and the title track, all of which which were previewed live on The Humans’ February 2010 UK tour. Sugar Rush was recorded in the UK and features guest guitar on all tracks by Robert Fripp.

Details of the album release will be announced on www.thehumansofficial.com soon. In the meantime preview clips of four tracks from the album can be heard in the Multimedia section of the website.

1. Titanium Girl; 2. Love In A Different Way; 3. Sea Of Size; 4. Pebble; 5. Small Town Psychopath; 6. Sweet Agitation; 7. Playing In The Dark; 8. Snow At 10:23; 9. Sugar Rush; 10. This Reasoning; 11. Fragment Pool; 12. Put A Woman On The Moon

• All information from The Humans Official website | Visit here.