Sparkadia – Postcards

Sparkadia is an Australian band that until very recently was completely unknown to me. With “Postcards” they made a favorable impression though and as far as I’m concerned we can stay penpals from now on.

They play a kind of decent pop/rock that might be a little too sugary at times (“Connected”… Beirut meets Radiohead anyone?) but when they whip out a sunny cut like “Too Much To Do” or “Morning Light”, I’m sold! Or what about “Animals”, which shows a more rocking Sparkadia? Love it!

I’m not yet completely sold as a fan, there are too many ups and downs for that to happen, but I’m fairly sure that with a little more time these guys are going to come up with a truly amazing album. Why? Because they already write catchy songs, have found a great set of pipes in Alex Burnett and the backing vocals by Tiffany Preece more than once lift the song to a higher level.
Score: 7 out of 10
http://www.arkrecordings.com
http://www.sparkadia.com