THE SUGARCUBES

THE SUGARCUBES
HERE TODAY, TOMORROW NEXT WEEK! (1989)
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I have never heard a critic do anything except rip this album apart. To be honest it really is baffling. It has songs like, "Regina", which has the funniest line in music when the guy says what Bjork is thinking. The non-sequiter is, "I really don't like lobster." Not only is this line laugh out loud funny, but it is delivered after the music builds to a crescendo and is very powerful especially when you figure out the song is about the fading life of a woman. This song alone is worth the price of admission. There is so much more though. You get the delightful pop of "Bee". They even reverse my bias towards dance songs with the fun "Hey". There is also philosophical pop that is awesome and includes, "A Day Called Zero", "Nail", and the introspective ballad, "Planet". You also get songs about passionate sex like, "Pump" and "Hot Meat". These are the highlights and I am only scratching the surface. I recommend this album whole heartedly.

1 Tidal Wave
2 Regina
3 Speed Is the Key
4 Dream T.V.
5 Nail
6 Pump
7 Eat the Menu
8 Bee
9 Dear Plastic
10 Shoot Him
11 Water
12 Day Called Zero
13 Planet
14 Hey
15 Dark Disco
16 Hot Meat