A word from our sponsor, 'The Sugar Co': It is no secret that Sugar-Oh’s have been consistently providing the world with high-quality, delicious products since 1951. And several years ago, we thought to ourselves, “Why don’t we provide high-quality, delicious music to the world too?” And that’s exactly what we did! With the inception of SugarHope Records, the world can finally enjoy the simultaneous consumption of music AND sugar, just as nature intended. We had a bright young talent on our writing staff who was such a jokester! Oh boy! She’d say things like “remember when you promised that you’d release my album 5 years ago? Any… any word on that?” or “I have some photos of you paying off a safety inspector at one of your factories in Guatemala.” And what do ya know, 3 months later and here we are releasing her debut album. And what better opportunity to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Sugar-Oh’s than by sharing some of our greatest jingles and products from over the years on this very album! Including the very first jingle, which aired November 17, 1951. Needless to say Jude was ecstatic about this decision to interject these commercials onto her debut album, as are we! So without further ado, I present to you ‘Jude Perl: Modern Times’. I haven’t personally had a chance to listen to this album, but my personal assistant has informed me that “parts of it are okay”. Rick Gatorshwartz, CEO, SugarHope Records Described as "a mix between Tim Minchin and Katy Perry" (Plus Ones) Singer/songwriter/comedian Jude Perl's feel good funk/pop/soul tunes mixed with her remarkable vocal ability, biting lyrics and hilarious stage presence make her an undeniably unique artist. Her debut album ‘Modern Times’ was produced in LA by Grammy award winning engineer Brian Paturalski (Outkast ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’). Whilst in LA, Jude also worked with Colin Hay (Men At Work) recording one of her album tracks with him at his studio and singing backing vocals on his latest album ‘Next Year People’. "Perl manages to draw the complete attention of her audience from her opening phrase. There is a narrative sureness in her voice to match its timbral warmth. Like Ute Lemper, Perl has the kind of instrument that inspires lyricists not to slack off, to invest more in their songs” - The Australian “the sheer, cultivated talent of Jude Perl singing and on the piano is undeniable. Her skills as a singer-songwriter are some of the best in Melbourne, to my reckoning” - Illegitimate Theatre “When it comes to crafting the catchiest of pop tunes, this Melbourne musician hits the nail on the head.” – The Ripe