Sugababes: “We definitely have plans for new material”
nme.comSugababes have discussed the “incredible” reaction to their previously unreleased album ‘The Lost Tapes’, and their plans for new music.
Watch our video interview with the group above.Speaking to NME on the BRITs 2023 red carpet, the trio reflected on the reaction to the recent project.
Initially written eight years ago, the record had been left unheard with no official release due to “various reasons beyond [the band’s] control”, but was finally shared last December as a way of thanking the fans who have supported Sugababes throughout the years.When asked how they’d found the reception to ‘The Lost Tapes’ Siobhán Donaghy said: “Considering it’s a completely independent release [and] we literally just dropped the album, you don’t know what’s going to happen; but it’s been an incredible response.
I think on the download only [charts] – as we didn’t have any physical release, we just dropped it as a surprise – I think it was number two on the download charts.”“It was,” Donaghy’s bandmate Mutya Buena added in confirmation.“So for us as an independent act, that’s incredible,” Donaghy finished.With ‘The Lost Tapes’ now out in the world, do the group have any plans for any further musical projects?“We definitely have plans for new material, for sure,” said Keisha Buchanan.
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