Modeled after Alberto Vargas's world-famous pin-ups that decorated American bombers during World War II. For example, the English soul singer Laura Vane sits on the cover in a seductive pose, blowing a large bubble of gum. After years in the shadow of Alice Russell, it seems that she is finally breaking through with her second CD. Strangely enough, the home base of her backing band The Vipertones
… is located in Dordrecht, the oldest city in Holland. Here drummer Phil Martin (The Jazzinvaders) and bassist Ton van der Kolk have their studio and work there not only on Vane's accompaniment, but also on their other projects The Soulsnatchers and AIFF. Even though Sugar Fix is an extension of the predecessor Social Beats, the compositions are stronger and The Vipertones sound more convincing than ever. Which raises the question whether Laura Vane is the best Dutch soul singer, or The Vipertones a very tight English soul band? (AD)more
