The name alone is enough to raise some eyebrows, but SugarCult offers music sweeter than some sugarcoated candies. The rock band from Santa Barbara, who opened last summer?s Warped Tour alongside bands such as Rancid and Pennywise, took their name from the seven lesbians who lived across the street from singer/guartist Tim Pagnotta when the band was formed in 1998.

Aside from Pagnotta, SugarCult is made up of Marko 72 (guitar), Arin (bass/vocals) and Ben Davis (drums/vocals).

SugarCult?s debut album, “Start Static,” offers 11 songs, all sweet enough to listen to. Some offer more depth and power pop-punk than others.

“Stuck in America” hits a chord, with lyrics such as “Everyone?s talkin? about blowing up the neighborhood. All I ever wanted was to get away.” The song is about escaping the rut of youthful boredom and discontent ? a subject that Pagnotta has become an expert in after moving between 13 different homes, attending four elementary schools, two junior highs and three high schools.

Most of the tracks on this album are about girls and are best described as “revenge songs,” proving that what?s sweet on the outside isn?t always sweet on the inside.

SugarCult plays tonight with Reel Big Fish at the Crest Theater, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.

Three our of Four stars.