At their best, The Paellas…especially the lead singer…sound like they are in the same room as you as their music unfolds. The bulk of their material up to this point has sounded like the work of a doomed lounge band, the group’s words muffled by fuzzy recording. Everything is a little more clear on new song “Sugar” – one half of a forthcoming “DIY single” – but The Paellas still manage to nail the intimacy AND the dread. It is a sparse number, the group allowing plenty of space alongside the guitar, drums and bass for the group’s lead vocals to do their whispery thing. Like repeat the phrase “are you going to give me some drugs?/are you going to give me some more tonight?” It really takes off when his voice turns into a whimper, selling the desperation at the heart of this and turning it gut wrenching. Listen below.