Album: Fake Sugar by Beth Ditto (2017)
Record Label: Virgin
Format: Album

Description: "Fake Sugar"  is the debut full length solo studio album by American singer Beth Ditto, known for her work with the dance-punk band Gossip. Produced by Jennifer Decilveo, it was released on June 16, 2017, through Virgin Records.  Incorporating influences from a wide array of genres, the album is regarded as Ditto's "embracement of her Southern roots".
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Artist Background: Mary Beth Patterson, known by her stage name Beth Ditto (born February 19, 1981, in Searcy, Arkansas), is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for her work with the indie rock band Gossip. Ditto came to wider public attention in November 2006 when she was selected by NME as the coolest person in rock - placing at number one in the magazine's annual Cool List. The magazine cited her 'non-conformity' as the reason for her selection - she is a lesbian, an outspoken advocate of gay rights, ... Part of the Searcy,Arkansas,USA music scene. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Related Artists: Gossip, Little Boots, La Roux, Jake Shears

Music Scene: Part of the Searcy,Arkansas,USA music scene. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Tags: 2010s, Album, Virgin

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"Fake Sugar"  is the debut full length solo studio album by American singer Beth Ditto, known for her work with the dance-punk band Gossip. Produced by Jennifer Decilveo, it was released on June 16, 2017, through Virgin Records.  Incorporating influences from a wide array of genres, the album is regarded as Ditto's "embracement of her Southern roots".
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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