The Bloodsugars

I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On came out in the fall of 09 with the premier of their single Light At The End Of The Tunnel on Stereogum. One new fan was Russ at Soldout who named the band as his best new band of the year, and this upcoming February 10th The Bloodsugars have been asked to perform at the Soldout launch party at NYC’s Santos Party House…buy tickets here. Next Nora at I Rock I Roll has been a great supporter of the band for a while now and listed the album in the #20 spot of her year end wrap-up. Then Blurt asked several artists who their top ten albums were this year in a piece they called The Artists Have Spoken and the kind folks in Girls In Trouble placed I Can’t Go On as their #8 of the year. And it keeps going with Spinning Platters‘ Gordon Elgart giving them 14th best album of the year. Finally, Atlas And Anchor, who interviewed lead singer Jason Rabinowitz back in November, listed Pedestrian Boogie as their #7 song of the year AND I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On took the #3 spot for best album of the year!

MANY THANKS TO ALL FOR THE SUPPORT!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO 2010 (finally a decade with a name…)!

Blast Magazine describes I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On, “Like The Bloodsugars themselves, it’s sweetness with just the right amount of spice.” The mag gave the album a 3/4 rating, which is not too bad considering writer Elizabeth Raftery gives positive explanations as to why the band is “not your typical Brooklyn indie Band.” Knowing how to have fun and music that – from her personal experience- even parents might like. The article is pleasantly honest. Raftery writes, “Rather than co-opting and trying to re-fashion influences from past decades, The Bloodsugars proudly wear their musical inspirations on their sleeves.”

Check out the full article at Blast Magazine.

In a Q&A with Janice Chou readers really get a sense of the new album and the direction towards naming the album, the meanings behind the lyrics and the personal struggles that were faced in making the album- hence the title “I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On.”

Also, you may have caught a small write up about the band’s CD release show at Webster Hall in the New Yorker this past week.

“No matter how low your blood sugar, when you hear these songs, you’ll go on, and find yourself in the mood to dance.The irresistible beats and catchy hooks of this tight synth-pop quartet would enhance any party.” -New Yorker