Sparks The Rescue- Eyes To The Sun
Label: Double Blind
Release: October 11, 2008
Sparks The Rescue, a Maine five-piece, might have just found their breakthrough in the rock scene. Their new release, Eyes To The Sun, is the bands full length record. Instead of following the typical band (releasing previously released songs on a new record), Sparks The Rescue decided to give the listener a whole new taste. In with the new, out with the old, the band picks up from their previous release The Secrets We Can’t Keep, but they continue to carry their unique pop-rock sound. Let me introduce to you Eyes To The Sun.
Vocalist might be the most unique part of this outfit. Not only does he know how to pound lyrics into your head, but his voice is something else. Not to keep the spotlight on Roy, but his unique voice has you listening in “I Swear That She's The One.” Throughout this song, the blending of Roy’s vocals with the guitar riffs make the listener automatically tap his/hers foot. The guitar work was most notably heard in the next song, “Autumn.” Originally, I couldn’t come up with a band that sounded similar to Sparks, but throughout this song I kept getting a Midtown image. Bassist Ben Briggs pushes the band from slow riffs, to the chorus where the tempo changes.
Unlike most bands, Sparks The Rescue don’t follow the same key/tempo throughout the record. This is why most pop-rock record become boring to listen to because they have no last power. On Eyes To The Sun, not one song sounds like the next. One could listen to “Hello Mexico,” and could feel the California waves. “The Gravity” demonstrates the illustration Roy is trying to make. He symbolizes a couple as “gravity” and “satellites.” This is a positive point of the record.
However, I haven’t even discussed my favorite song off the record. Nothing compares to “Skeleton”, the combination of Alex Roy and contributing vocalists harmonizing the chorus, this makes the you think about what good rock should sound like. Guitarists Pat O’Connell and Toby McAllister go on a rapid guitar battle. Both guitarists don’t play the same note throughout the song, hell there’s even a guitar solo in this song. Another positive Sparks The Rescue brings is how they blend many different sounds to make one calm sound. Some bands try to hard to mix surrounding genres into one, but they ultimately fail. Sparks The Rescue have mastered this art.
Eyes To The Sun is either going to be loved by you or be hated. Fans of Sparks The Rescue previous release will love it. For new listeners, I suggest listening with an open mind. Instead of thinking of a pop-punk band, think of an experimental band, with pop hooks. However, if you don’t give this a chance, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Artist: Sparks The Rescue
Album: Eyes To The Sun
Release Date: October 7th, 2008
Label: Unsigned
Reviewed By: Kyle Schnitzer
Score: 7.8
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