
“Sugar High” drips with low-slung sensual electro-pop textures, as Eisen’s dark throbbing bassline infuses the rhythm with a dangerous tang. Hurley’s alluring temptress tones suffuse the lyrics with a beguiling patina of predatory voluptuousness.” - Medium.com
“LA’s Lovers & Poets’ recent EP, ‘Sugar High’ is a brilliantly produced blend of current and retro electronica/pop sounds. With “Nevergonnastop”, a ’70s disco smash, to “Here And Now”, an ’80s college radio fave, and the title track, “Sugar High”. a song that could be the lead single from any John Hughes coming-of-age soundtracks.”
“This is one of their many projects focusing on slow melodic chilled out pop, it's really lovely stuff, and the 10 track album is chock full of beautiful chilled songs and instrumental tracks.”
— Graeme Forbes, The Walk To Work
“(Shannon) Hurley’s voice is heavenly, and her keyboards provide the perfect accompaniment, coupled with the firm foundation that is the bass playing of (Ben) Eisen.”
— Bob Leggett, LAMUSICCRITIC.COM
“It’s an album full of really great original music, on the album also is this fantastic cover. David Bowie is really hard to cover. You have to come correct. You can’t mess around with David Bowie and just do it. You gotta be good. And they do a fantastic version of Ashes To Ashes. Really proper version.”
— Mark Sovel, music director at 95.5 KLOS
Sugar High EP by Lovers & Poets (2019)
Written by Shannon Hurley & Ben Eisen except "Barbarella" by Bob Crewe & Charles Fox. Recorded & mixed by Shannon Hurley. Produced by Shannon Hurley & Ben Eisen. Mastered by Hans DeKline of Sound Bites Dog Mastering.