{"id":60179,"date":"2017-07-14T14:16:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T19:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=60179"},"modified":"2017-07-14T14:16:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T19:16:09","slug":"beth-ditto-fake-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2017\/07\/14\/beth-ditto-fake-sugar\/","title":{"rendered":"Beth Ditto: Fake Sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Firstly: Beth Ditto is a goddess. If you don\u2019t know her name already, her first full-length solo album, Fake Sugar<\/em>, is sure to make you take notice. Ditto, a self-described \u201cfat, feminist lesbian from Arkansas,\u201d was previously the singer for the band Gossip (an amazing band), but they split last year.
\nFake Sugar<\/em> isn\u2019t Ditto\u2019s first foray into solo work: in 2011 she released a self-titled EP that contained four tracks of electro bliss perfect for the dance floor. Given this earlier outing, it may come as a surprise that Fake Sugar eschews that sound in favor of a more traditional \u201crock\u201d lineup of guitar, bass, and drums. Yet there remains a touch of the dance floor with a pulsating rhythm section throughout the album. It is Ditto\u2019s singing, however, that remains front and center, right where it belongs. The album, produced by Jennifer Decilveo, builds everything around Ditto\u2019s voice, which ranges from delicate intimacy (\u201cClouds (Song for John)\u201d) to confident exhortations (\u201cFire\u201d).
\nEvery cut on this album is a gem, but among the standouts include \u201cOo La La,\u201d a New Wave-inflected number that demands to be sung along to; \u201cSavoir Faire,\u201d a putdown to bad love; and \u201cOh My God,\u201d which hews closest to the sound Gossip developed.
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\nRecommended If You Like: Gossip, Lykke Li, the Kills
\nRecommended Tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8 (and everything else)
\nDo Not Play: None
\nWritten by Rachel Benefiel on 07\/12\/2017 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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