Nothing sounds as sweet as Sugar Army's debut album The Parallels Amongst Ourselves. Releasing their debut album after four and a half years as a band it is one that does not disappoint. Letting loose on the world in early 2008 with their EP 'Where Do You Hide Your Toys' the four piece indy-rock outfit started a national tour with fellow Perth boys Gyroscope and Kiwi's 'Shihad'. With an impressive live show to boot a very solid EP release Sugar Army's fan base has gradually been rising ever since. Some of the bands influences include the like of QOTSA, Pink Floyd, The Clash, My Bloody Valentine, The Beatles, Radiohead and Miles Davis to name a few. If this album is anything to go by they could very well be up there with some of their fellow musicians.The opening track Parallels starts off with some eerie guitar work and moves into a somewhat lord of the flies like drumming. Gradually the song builds along with tension and then brings all the elements back and go bang! with the chorus. Parallels does a good job of setting the tone for the album which seems to somehow have a evil, somewhat sadistic sound, but at the same time carries out a cool almost laid back feel. Track two Tongues in Cheeks is a lot more upbeat and starts off with children chanting 'he knows, he knows, he knows...', which then moves into a slow drum beat that picks up pace to move into the verse. Tongues in Cheeks, is defiantly one of the catchiest tracks on the album complements of a great guitar and bass line to accompany the chorus chants of 'she knows, she knows'. Acute, the first single from the album (like Tongues in Cheeks) also shows their capability to combine a balance of light and dark. As with all their songs the drumming is just as catchy as the melody and accompanies it very well.