Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Agent Sparks Title: Red Rover Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Immortal Original Release Date: 1/1/2006 Re-Release Date: 6/20/2006 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 827596001422 |
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 | Agent Sparks Red Rover Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Find out for yourself why critics are raving: "One of ten bands to break in 2006" - Los Angeles Times Alternative Press hails them as a "Band You Need to Know in 2006" Their debut album RED ROVER is produced by INCUBU... more » |
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Album Description Find out for yourself why critics are raving: "One of ten bands to break in 2006" - Los Angeles Times Alternative Press hails them as a "Band You Need to Know in 2006" Their debut album RED ROVER is produced by INCUBUS guitarist/songwriter Michael Einziger. AGENT SPARKS have spent the last year touring with the like os 311, Phantom Planet and Fall Out Boy!! "Justifies the frequent Pixies comparison...-NME Agent Sparks features Ben Einziger and Paul Fried, both former members of the seminal early 2000's band AUDIOVENT. Co-vocalist Stephanie Eitel performed guest vocals on WEEZER'S 2005 hit single "Beverly Hills". Listeners of Agent Sparks debut LP, "Red Rover," will find much content to consider. Whether it?s Ben?s inventive insight into his own insecurities, his poetic missive to his fiancée, or Stephanie?s haunting account of an obsessed suitor, "Red Rover" offers a reflective window into the minds of its creators. And the strong, quirky harmonies combined with eclectic beats and bass lines, offers listeners a fresh take on the punk-alternative scene. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsA Disappointing Surprise Andrew Estes | Maine | 07/24/2006 (3 out of 5 stars) "I was instantly hooked upon my first listen of Agent Sparks' debut EP, "Not So Merry," and had anticipated their full-length release ever since. There was just something about this band. Combining styles from the late 80's/early 90's alternative scene, with something new and bold, it just seemed like the perfect band, really. It also didn't hurt that singer/guitarist Ben Einziger was a founding member of Audiovent and the brother of Mike Einziger, the guitarist for Incubus -- who also produces Agent Sparks. But with "Red Rover," the band's first full length album, something went very wrong.
My first listen, I kept searching and skipping around, looking for something to hit me. Nothing did. Since then, I've tried this album countless times, only to be met with frustration. It's not that the music is bad, but the songs just lack focus and/or a point. Lyrically, the songs are just goofy, and Agent Sparks come across as a really bad Pixies/Flaming Lips ripoff, as opposed to before, when they used those influences to their advantage. Nothing here really captures the "sparks" of the EP. "Polly Anne," "Face The Day" and "Funny Foolish" come close, but alas, the album is a loss. Basically, it seems like the band went into the studio, recorded whatever came into their collective brain first, and put it out under the name "Red Rover." Coming from a band that had it going for them so well, this comes along as a massive disappointment. I give it three stars, because I know what the band is capable of, and perhaps their next effort will be a much better one." |
