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| Single by Beach House | ||||
| from the album Depression Cherry | ||||
| Released | July 1, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 5:21 | |||
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| "Sparks" on YouTube | ||||
"Sparks" is a song by American dream pop band Beach House. The song was released as the lead single for their fifth studio album Depression Cherry, on July 1, 2015.[1] A visualizer for the song was uploaded on the band's YouTube channel on the same day.
Background
Victoria Legrand from the band, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, said that the song happened because of a "wild" sound from a keyboard the duo bought in Texas during the recording sessions of Bloom. She also stated that "Sparks" was chosen as a single not because the duo thought that it would be a hit single, but because of "the ability for the song to connect between their previous songs and Depression Cherry." She also states the song as "a nice beginning of another place that still has some of the past in it."[2]
Composition
The song begins with a vocal loop of Legrand's voice that was "accidentally" captured at Beach House's soundcheck in Bristol, England, and her and Alex Scally were "fascinated" by the sound of it; they were added as background vocals running throughout the entire song.[3] The loop is broken by a "ripping, shoegaze-y" guitar, which is a different musical style from Beach House's other songs.[4]
Reception
Pitchfork described the song as "a distilled version of the devotionals with which Beach House first found their footing, pulling from the past while looking resolutely into the future."[4]
Track listing
- "Sparks" US promotional CD track listing[5]
- "Sparks" (radio edit) – 4:10
- "Sparks" (album version) – 5:21
Personnel
Beach House
Additional
- Chris Coady – production
- Chris Bear – drums
- Jay Wesley – assistant engineering
- Morgan Stratton – assistant engineering
References
- ↑ "Beach House release new single 'Sparks'". Fact. July 1, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ↑ Vain, Madison (July 2, 2015). "Beach House new single 'Sparks'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ↑ Boilen, Bob (July 1, 2015). "Hear 'Sparks,' A New Song By Beach House : All Songs Considered". NPR. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- 1 2 Torres, Eric (July 2, 2015). "Beach House: "Sparks" Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ↑ Beach House (2015). Sparks (CD liner notes). Sub Pop. PROCD231.