It was only a matter of time before Sugar would reemerge from the shadows after Bob Mould’s stunning Here We Go Crazy. The iconic alternative rock trio, alongside bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis – returns today with their first new music together in over three decades, “House of Dead Memories.” Recorded at Tiny Telephone Oakland in June 2025. Sugar will celebrate “House of Dead Memories” with their first live performances together since January 1995, set for New York City’s Webster Hall on Saturday, May 2 (tickets here) and Sunday, May 3, 2026 (tickets here) and London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2026 (tickets here). 

“Sugar was a meteorite,” says Bob Mould. “I spent all of 1991 writing and performing new material at solo shows. David and Malcolm had never met, but I was certain we three would work well together. Sugar was a workhorse. After weeks of rehearsal in early 1992, we spent three months recording Copper Blue and Beaster. By summer 1992, the musical climate was perfect for what we created. Sugar was a phenomena. No one could have predicted the results. We held onto the wheel and did our best to enjoy the wild ride. SUGAR was part of a pivotal era in popular music, and a special time in my life.”