SUGAR & THE HI LOWS DEBUT 50’s/60’s INSPIRED
 SELF-TITLED DEBUT OUT FEBRUARY 14, 2012

VIDEO FOR THE SINGLE "SEE IT FOR YOURSELF"
DEBUTS ON THE HUFFINGTON POST

NASHVILLE, TN –“The next breakout band to capture the nation’s imagination” (-All Music Guide ), Sugar & The Hi-Lows is on tour to support their self-titled debut with Allen Stone in May

Released in February,Sugar + The Hi-Lows has been lauded by Paste, Billboard, The Huffington Post, Blogcritics, Relevant Magazine, Nashville Lifestyle Magazine, Nashville Scene amongst others. And the album continues to move up the Americana, Triple A and non-comm radio charts. Following a month long tour with Marc Broussard, they headlined a few performances in Atlanta, Birmingham and twice in Nashville – at The Billy Reid store and 3rd & Lindsley.  Next the duo will perform at the 2012 SXSW Music Conference in Austin followed by a tour opening for Allen Stone in May.

In November, Sugar & The Hi-Lows - the duo of Nashville singer-songwriters Trent Dabbs and Amy Stroup - debuted "their rockabilly 'n' retro soul revue" (-Huffington Post) with the single "See It For Yourself." The  video directed by Becky Fluke (The Civil Wars, The Pistol Annies) premiered recently on the Huffington Post and is also featured in Paste.  The song has been featured in USA Today's "Playlist",  Buzzbands LA's free download of the day, download of the day on MP3.com and Marie Claire's March 2012 "What To Download" playlist. It has also received airplay on Triple A and Americana stations such as KGSR-Austin, KRSH-Santa Rosa, WXPN-Philadelphia, WTTS-Indianapolis, and WQKL-Ann Arbor.

“...an infectious collection that highlights not only their songwriting chops but also their graceful harmonies... Stroup is the Tammi Terrell to Dabbs’ Marvin Gaye, the Carla Thomas to his Otis Redding..” - Paste Magazine Best of What’s Next feature

“Sugar & the Hi-Lows just might be the next breakout band to capture the nation's imagination.” - All Music Guide

“Nashvillian songwriters Trent Dabbs & Amy Stroup set the way-back machine to the late 50's, early 60's days of classic pop for their new, pitch perfect and shiny satin side project” - Relevant Magazine

“...the duo knows how to lay just the right amount of the shimmy and sway into their country-tinted rock. Lighthearted on top but not without a heavy retro groove underneath, their forthcoming self-titled debut album channels a sound from the ’50s and ’60s by way of crisp execution.” - Buzzbands LA

Sugar & The Hi-Lows declared “the first sweet musical treat of 2012” by the Huffington Post

"The Sweet Stuff: Two Nashville singer/songwriters tap into retro soul as Sugar & The Hi-Lows” - Billboard Magazine feature

“This Nashville duo’s sultry garage rock comes in like a lion, thanks to fuzzy guitars and Amy Stroup’s salted-caramel voice.” – Marie Claire         

“The only thing better than the bluesy, garage-rock is Trent Dabbs and Amy Stroup’s vocal chemistry” - USA Today

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