Lights Out (Sugarcult album)
album by Sugarcult
Lights Out is the third and final studio album by American rock band Sugarcult, released on September 12, 2006 by Fearless Records and V2 Records. Produced by Gavin MacKillop, the album peaked at number 64 on the US Billboard 200 and marks the band's last studio work before their "de facto" hiatus. it is the last album to featured Kenny Livingston as the drummer before the original drummer Ben Davis would rejoined the band in 2011. The record is widely categorized as alternative rock and pop-punk, with reviewers noting a shift toward a more "modern rock" or "pop-rock" sound compared to their earlier punk-heavy material.
Recording and production
The band’s record label Artemis Records had been absorbed by V2 Records prior to the release. Guitarist Marko DeSantis described the era as the band’s "grand arrival" after years of building a fanbase, though the label's power felt less stable than they initially hoped. DeSantis viewed the album as a "two-part dissertation": one half focused on self-medication through one-night stands and the other on frustration with the music industry.
Gavin MacKillop served as producer and recording engineer, Tom Lord-Alge handled the mixing at South Beach Studios, bringing his signature high-energy "glossed production" to the tracks and Steve Marcussen mastered the album at Marcussen Mastering. The sessions took place across three primary studios in Los Angeles: Full Kilt Studios, Sage & Sound and Music Friends Studios. The album made extensive use of Pro Tools engineering, with a team including Kyle Homme, Mauro Rubbi, Tim Pagnotta, and Vince Jones.
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