A brand new slab by Milwaukee’s premier female-fronted power pop combo, out on the Certified PR Label (A Florida based label that has a huge love affair with the lovely state of Wisconsin and the many talented and great musicians living in it!). Sugar Stems features members of countless great Milwaukee bands from the past decade. Seasoned pros at this point. And “Greatest Pretender” is by far my favorite Sugar Stems single to date. Probably my favorite Betsy song ever! Even beats out the insanely catchy “Beat Beat Beat” single that Bachelor put out a little while back. Like their previous output it’s still the same sound: upbeat power-pop with slight country and punk inflections…usually fronted by the powerful voice of Betsy with backups by Drew. On their debut LP for Dusty Medical the band proved they had their countrified midwestern power pop sound down to a science. This band is completely comfortable in the way they sound, and they definitely work that fact. Why fix/change/fuck with what’s not broken, right? To be bluntly honest…this is the best I’ve heard Betsy belt it out. I like the quickness in the lyrical delivery. I like the melody, and it’s a beast all its own that fills out the verse riff extremely well. This is a really tight pop package that leans on a lot of bands you already know and love…so there’s no reason you won’t love this!
Hear “Greatest Pretender” below:
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