Sugar at the Gate

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AlbumJun 02 / 201710 songs, 36m 15s
Indie Pop Dream Pop
Noteable
7.4 / 10

With their third album, the Montréal band TOPS have sharpened their hooks and clarified their aesthetic. These slyly-produced soft rock tunes carry a plush atmosphere and vintage warmth.

7 / 10

On their third album, TOPS grant you permission to revel in all of your rose-tinted dreams.

They’re happy to stay in the little niche that they’ve carved out.

Montreal indie electronic outfit TOPS set up shop in a house and garage in Glendale, California to record their third LP, Sugar at the Gate.

8 / 10

Montreal's TOPS sound like they're ready for a club remix. This isn't to say that their decision to record their new album, Sugar at the Gat...

7 / 10

More so than other acts, the sound of a TOPS song floating across the room is well and truly unmistakable. Ever since ‘Picture You Staring’

8.4 / 10

'Sugar At The Gate' by TOPS, album review by Stewart Wiseman. The full-length comes out on June 2nd via Arbutus Records. TOPS play June 2nd, in Bristol, UK.

70 %

Sugar at the Gate doesn’t need a sordid, L.A. backstory to justify its existence.