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Talk Normal make an unholy racket. Taking nods from Sonic Youth, circa Bad Moon Rising, Sleater Kinney and Marnie Stern, Sugarland is a record acerbic both in wit and character. It’s not riot-grr... Read more

What’s in a name? Sugarland marks the first full release by Talk Normal, a Brooklyn duo comprised of Sarah Register and Andrya Ambro. The ladies take their cues from the rich history of New ... Read more

I'd love to see a `no holds barred' cage match between Talk Normal and the Ting Tings. Both formed around the same time, though the former in Brooklyn and the latter in England. Both are made up of... Read more

In Brooklyn borrelt het al een tijdje op muzikaal gebied, zoals je overal kunt lezen. Althans, er komen de laatste jaren veel bewierookte bands vandaan zoals Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear of The Pa... Read more

The first word that pops into my head listening to Sugarland, the first full-length from Brooklyn duo Talk Normal, is “industrial.” I’m hesitant to use the word, because I think it dredges up... Read more

A year after forming in 2007, Brooklyn's Talk Normal self-released Secret Cog, an EP filled with rigorous beats, post-punk dissonance, and the darkly evocative vocals of guitarist Sarah Register an... Read more

Sugarland is a misnomer of an album title if I’ve ever heard one. Talk Normal don’t seem the type you’d want to call "sugar," unless you want your balls ripped off. And ‘sug... Read more