"Iconic 90’s dream pop outfit Sugarplum Fairies share their first new release in years and it retains their haunting soundscapes that blur the lines of dream pop, goth and otherwise experimental guitar rock," wrote Glide in their premiere of Sugarplum Fairies' much-anticipated new single "Tears." The fourth release off their upcoming collection of songs and re-imaginings Altar Songs 1998-2021 (out December 3rd via Starfish Records), "Tears" is nothing short of extraordinary.
Featuring Viennese chanteuse Silvia Ryder's signature breathy croon and a rich blend of dreamy textures and lackadaisical rhythms, "Tears" is a swoon-worthy melancholic slow-burner with a shoegaze-tinged vibe. The accompanying music video features Sugarplum Fairies' highly aesthetic stylized tape-saturated footage of a sweet day in a life of a father and daughter on a perfect sundrenched Los Angeles day. As nostalgic and emotional as the song, the video is the perfect cinematic accompaniment.
On the song, frontwoman Silvia Ryder shares that: "“Tears” is the only brand-new song on Altar Songs 1998-2021, co-written and produced by Marlon Rabenreither of Gold Star. It is kind of a crooner-style ballad that disintegrates towards the end."
Described by Brooklyn Vegan as "An ethereal dose of twangy, breathy, late-night dreampop," Sugarplum Fairies are only just giving us a taste of their upcoming collection. Altar Songs 1998-2021 (due out December 2021) is a snapshot of Sugarplum Fairies’ evolution from its 1998 origins as a Vienna-raised/California-based husband and wife duo, which - after a personal and creative breakup in 2013 - resulted in the moniker for a rotating artistic collective spearheaded by vocalist/songwriter Silvia Ryder. The collection traces Sugarplum Fairies’ sonic journey from shoegaze infused folk-noir roots to jangly vintage guitar pop, and culminating in an explorative genre-defying mélange of non-traditional instrumentation (e.g. accordion, harmonium, omnichord, Baldwin Funmachine). These arrangements conjure surreal images that seem to be part dream diary, part coded messages and part cynical observations, with Ryder's breathy, hypnotic vocals evoking comparisons to the late chanteuse Nico of The Velvet Underground.
Altar Songs 1998-2021 features numerous collaborations with original Uncle Tupelo/Wilco drummer and producer Ken Coomer, late Mazzy Star drummer Keith Mitchell, Jebin Bruni (Public Image Ltd, Fiona Apple) on bass and keyboards, Joey Waronker (drummer for Beck and REM), Gus Seyffert (bassist for Beck, Norah Jones), cellist Martin Tillman (Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett), and horn-section mastermind Danny T. Levin (Iggy Pop, Rilo Kiley) amongst many others. The compilation includes a new track titled “Tears” and three re-imagined/re-recorded versions of previously released tracks: “Heart Hell 2021 (feat. Sid Simons of Girl Skin and Beechwood)”, “Sandy Says 2021”, and “Sugarfree 2021”. The aforementioned tracks have been produced and mixed by Marlon Rabenreither of Gold Star; all songs have been (re)mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk for Stereophonic Mastering (Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The Dandy Warhols). | 
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