Sucré (band)

Sucré is an American indie pop band formed by the vocalist Stacy King, formerly of Eisley. Her husband, Darren King, produces the music with the multi-instrumentalist and arranger Jeremy Larson.^[1] Sucré was formed in 2011 and started touring in 2012. A first single, "When We Were Young", was released in early 2012,^[2] and the first album, A Minor Bird, was released on April 10, 2012.^[3] The album was released streaming on HelloGiggles on April 9, 2012.^[4]

Sucré
Origin	Texas, United States
Genres	Indie-pop, dream pop, indie, folk, alternative
Years active	2011–present
Members	Stacy DuPree-King
Website	www.sucreband.com

For Valentine's Day 2014, Sucré premiered a music video of "You and Me" (made famous from the Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams film Blue Valentine^[5]) with Nylon magazine. "It's intimate and catchy," Nylon said of King and company's interpretation of the tune.^[6]

On August 25, 2014, Sucré released the first original recording in two years with "Young and Free".^[7]

History

The first music released by Sucré was a cover version of Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Spring" in 2010.^[8] The first shows were on February 6, 2012, at The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles.^[9] and a few earlier shows including Webster Hall in New York City and Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. In October 2012, King and her husband had a daughter named Scarlett.^[10]

Sucré embarked on the first tour shortly after the release of Loner in 2014, performing throughout the midwest and east coast.^[11] Sucré headlined shows at Stubb's Jr in Austin and the Marlin Room at Webster Hall^[12] during the tour.

Discography

Studio albums

• A Minor Bird (2012)
• Starkisser (2023)

Eps

• Loner (2014)
• In Pieces (2019)

Singles

• "Silver Springs" (2010)
• "When We Were Young" (2012)
• "Inside" (2018)
• "Roof" (2019)
• "Retribution" (2019)
• "Put Down Your Guns" (2019)
• "Devil Land" (2019)
• "Truth or Dare" (2019)
• "Your Records" (2019)
• "Emo" (2019)
• "Why Aren't We Happy" (2019)
• "Permission" (2021)
• "Never" (2021)
• ”Gemini” (2022)

Notes

1. "Moving Day". Indie Music Filter. August 27, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
   - "Eisley's Stacy King Announces Solo Project + Album". Pure Volume. April 10, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.^{[dead link]}
2. "Sucré Craft Dreamlike Pop on 'When We Were Young' – Song Premiere". Spinner. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
3. King, Stacy (March 4, 2012). ""A Minor Bird"". Sucre Diaries. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
4. Kirschberg, Samantha. "Sweet Sucré Symphonies". HelloGiggles. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012.
5. Toby Manning (June 16, 2011). "The mystery behind Blue Valentine". The Guardian. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
6. Liza Darwin (February 20, 2014). "Sure - You and Me". Nylon. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
7. "Sucre - Young and Free". Kick Kick Snare. August 25, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
8. ^{[dead link]}
   - "Stacy Dupree, Jeremy Larson, and Darren King's Silver Spring". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved November 2, 2012.^{[dead link]}
9. "Sucre Neu". Variet Ssound Check. February 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
10. "Scarlett". Sucré Diaries. June 4, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
11. "Sucré (Eisley's Stacy King solo project) Announces September US Tour". New Noise Magazine. July 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
12. "Sucre Plays A Sweet Gig At Webster Hall". Pancakes and Whiskey. September 16, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Sucre on Facebook
• iTunes