Playing an engaging and energetic fusion of '70s-style power pop and '60s garage rock, the Sugar Stems formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2007. The group features several veterans of the local music scene. In 2009, they made their recorded debut with a single for Bachelor, "Beat Beat Beat," and the band's first full-length release, The Sweet Sounds Of, followed in 2010. In 2012, the Sugar Stems completed their second album, Can't Wait; it was originally released in Germany by Screaming Apple and in Japan by Dream On, while in 2013 it made its American debut via Dirtnap, which also released their third studio effort, Only Come Out at Night, in 2014. ~ Mark Deming