Sugar Rush by Belle Aoura

We’re sure that Sugar Rush is the sweetest, most indulgent place (and game) we’ve ever seen! Licorice, mints, chocolate, wafers, ice cream, lollipops, is there anything sweet that we can’t find there? Probably not!

Nic Cester may have lost his head in the overnight whirlwind of Jet but he’s found his soul on this slow-brewing solo debut. While the Melbourne rocker’s retro sensibility remains unrepentant, his seasoned Italian band the Calibro 35 brings a more weighty range of feels to the party. “Sugar Rush” signals the descent into vintage psych-r’n’b smoulder with a jazz-waltz beat, fuzz bass, electric organ and wah-wah. “Lead me to a higher place, fill my soul with love and grace,” our reborn journeyman pleads, and, by Otis, he’s halfway there already.