Altar Songs 1998-2021

Heart Hell 2021 (feat. Sid Simons)

Sugarplum Fairies is the moniker of Vienna native Silvia Ryder, supplemented by an array of rotating guest musicians. The sound of SPF bridges the transatlantic gap with an amalgamation of European pop sensibilities and waltzing Americana folk rock, all tied together by Ryder’s evocative vocals. 

On her latest album, ‘Payday Flowers’, Sugarplum Fairies veers from sleepy shoe gaze to eclectic Vaudeville, featuring Lee Hazlewood reminiscent horn arrangements alongside languid soundscapes.

'Payday Flowers' features Ken Coomer (Wilco) on drums, Jebin Bruni (Public Image Ltd, Fiona Apple) on keyboards, Jeff McElroy (Howlin' Rain) on bass, and Danny T.Levin (Iggy Pop, Rilo Kiley)on horns.
The album was produced and mixed by Marlon Rabenreither (Gold Star), and mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk (Ariel Pink, The Dandy Warhols).

PRESS EXCERPTS:

"Sometimes a song can serve as the moral compass for a journey within one's self. That's what the music of Sugarplum Fairies explores. Ryder's sad songs are masked behind delicate instrumentation and luscious melodies that make you feel bad about feeling good." - Pure Volume

"The cousin to Mazzy Star and Portishead, Sugarplum Fairies' songs are glimpses through tightly drawn curtains, vignettes of men and women in constant peril of being swallowed up by the vastness of their surroundings; the endless highways, the distant horizons, the wasted lives." - Old Kentucky Blog

"Sugarplum Fairies spin lounge pop seductions with a classic kind kick...think Nico or Leonard Cohen trading in their Chelsea digs for a poolside chaise lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel." - Baeble Music

Heart Hell 2021 (feat. Sid Simons)

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