Sugarcrush

Joanna Gruesome’s debut full-length for Slumberland Records captures the Welsh band’s gift for bubblegum-coated noise pop—fuzzy guitars and deadpan vocals colliding with hooks sharp enough to lodge in your skull for days. Sugarcrush pairs lo-fi production with genuinely catchy melodies, a balance most bands botch entirely. It’s twee gone feral, indie pop with teeth.