Sugar reunites, first new music in 30 years, four 2026 NY/London shows

Sugar, the 1990s alternative rock trio led by Bob Mould, has reunited, releasing its first new music in more than 30 years and announcing four live dates for May 2026 in New York and London. The band reactivated its social media accounts this week and posted teasers and a new track, House of Dead Memories, while confirming two shows at Webster Hall in New York on May 2 and 3 and two nights at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on May 23 and 24.

House of Dead Memories, available now through the band’s channels and BMG, was recorded quickly at Tiny Telephone in Oakland. Mould said the recording felt immediate, and that the released take was the first one. He told reporters the song was originally written for an aborted 20th anniversary reunion and had been set aside until the timing felt right. A video accompanying the track incorporates archival footage of the band.

The reunited lineup is the original trio: Mould on vocals and guitar, David Barbe on bass and Malcolm Travis on drums. Sugar formed in the early 1990s and released Copper Blue in 1992, followed by the EP Beaster and the album File Under Easy Listening. The group had a brief but influential run between 1992 and 1995,...