02:01 AM - Agent Sparks

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Funny story.

It was 4th of July weekend and I found myself in New Jersey with nothing to do but drive around. I visited a music store that I hadn't been to in, oh, about ten years, and thought it would be nice to find some new music (mostly because the mp3 cd I've had in the car for the past year is getting a bit old). I combed through pretty much every cd in the shop, finally decided upon Agent Sparks' Red Rover, as it had the most colorful album cover with the most promising descriptive sticker on the front - it said something along the lines of "co-ed indie rock" and "strong Pixies influence." Well that sounds familiar... my hunch that I'd like it did indeed pan out and I drove home getting acquainted with some great indie rock along the lines of Metric - though a strong Pixies influence is definitely there - but no more than Radiohead and the Cure as well. Some moments are even very much like Margot and the Nuclear So and So's. Back at the house I check out the band's myspace page to find that though they are from California, they were on tour with 30 Seconds to Mars (um, yikes) and had been playing just down the road at the Stone Pony that very night. Too bad I hadn't gone out looking for new music just a few hours earlier! The band's tour continues through the end of the month.

The single, "Poly Anne," is incredible with a great driving beat and actually pretty good lyrics. This is great pop music for indie rockers - though it could easily be seen the opposite way it's got just enough quirks and imperfections to keep it from sounding like something quite different.

Apparently Agent Sparks have some big music industry inside connections and we all know how that can make some people suspicious, but this record sounds very honest and no matter how it got to my ears, I'm glad that it did. Hopefully Agent Sparks will come back to the east coast soon so I can see them in action.

Agent Sparks official site.
Agent Sparks on myspace.
Order Red Rover.

Agent Sparks - "Poly Anne"

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