Nashvillian songwriters Trent Dabbs and Amy Stroup set the way-back machine to the late 50’s, early 60’ days of classic pop for their new, pitch-perfect throwback and shiny satin side project Sugar and the Hi-Lows. The vibe is both tongue-in-cheek impish and respectful of their pioneering elders as the duo and their band, as sharp as the pleat in Dabb’s trousers or the heels of Stroup’s shiny pumps, carouse their way through a retro melange of self-penned soulful, doo-wop sl…

Claude says:Nashville songwriters Trent Dabbs and Amy Stroup dipped into late-50s and early-60s pop classicism with Sugar & the Hi-Lows, all satin-smooth and winking at the era they were channeling. You caught them briefly in early 2013 and clearly those three spins hit the mark—a sharp detour into vintage-flavored sweetness.