Introducing Sparks

Pop · 1977 · 7 tracks

Introducing Sparks

A hyper-polished collision of West Coast session sheen and theatrical art-pop. Dense vocal stacks meet ironic sunshine in this often-overlooked 1977 pivot.

It's like the Beach Boys joined a theater troupe and decided to write songs about employment and existential dread.

A bright, high-fidelity collision of sunshine pop aesthetics and cynical, hyper-literate wit.

Introducing Sparks · vs · Sparks

Golden Hour+3.2σ

Golden Hour saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks

02

Occupation

5:14

03

Ladies

3:06

04

I’m Not

3:26

05

Forever Young

3:25

06

Goofing Off

4:25

07

Girls on the Brain

3:39

09

Those Mysteries

5:02

Moments Worth Waiting For

The dizzying wall of vocal harmonies that opens Occupation, sounding like a choir of Maels.

The frantic, vaudevillian piano break in Goofing Off that feels like a circus spinning out of control.

The surprisingly earnest melodic swell in Those Mysteries that anchors the album's eccentricities.

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