Sparky
Humanimation
Independent
Sparky is a Saskatoon act playing an eccentric blend of rock/metal/lounge since their inception over a decade ago. Humanimationis their third full album and the first one in nearly eight years, following a lengthy period of infrequent shows thanks to real life moving forward at its unpredictable breakneck speed.
Three songs in, one will realize that this band can’t sit on a riff. They won’t stick to one genre on the album, or even stick to one genre over the course of one song. Case in point: about 30 seconds into "Silichondra" we get the first lounge feel with the lower tempo and vocals that evoke the 60's vocal feel before going back to really catchy ‘90s style alt-rock. Sparky then flits between a few different genres like funk, rock and lounge until the last minute of "Etheric Silver Lining." More than 20 minutes into the album, it's suddenly capital “M” Metal. Solid hard-charging Metal with really great riffs that makes you want to jump around. What follows are a couple of songs with a lower tuned, droning and darker feel, but even with that there's an underlying upbeat feeling.
Three songs in, one will realize that this band can’t sit on a riff. They won’t stick to one genre on the album, or even stick to one genre over the course of one song. Case in point: about 30 seconds into "Silichondra" we get the first lounge feel with the lower tempo and vocals that evoke the 60's vocal feel before going back to really catchy ‘90s style alt-rock. Sparky then flits between a few different genres like funk, rock and lounge until the last minute of "Etheric Silver Lining." More than 20 minutes into the album, it's suddenly capital “M” Metal. Solid hard-charging Metal with really great riffs that makes you want to jump around. What follows are a couple of songs with a lower tuned, droning and darker feel, but even with that there's an underlying upbeat feeling.
Altogether, Humanination
Michael F. Carnage
