“Sparks” is off Depression Cherry, Beach House’s fifth album which was released on August 21, 2015.

Alex Hudson reviewed the album for Northern Transmissions and here are some of his words:

Trying to identify any differences between this record and Beach House’s past work requires a close examination of the details. The arrangements here are perhaps a little less lush than the ones heard on 2012’s Bloom; the emphasis is on the band’s penchant for stark, lo-fi electronic beats rather than than full-bodied drums (Depression Cherry is a Casiotone-lover’s delight), and an interest in jarring shoegaze emerges on “Sparks.”

The guitar tones are soaked in speaker-obliterating fuzz and the keyboards, rather than favouring the usual polite prettiness, land on some tense and ugly chords. Lagrand’s vocals keep the song tied to a gently yearning melody, but the song otherwise has more bite than Beach House is known for, and it’s tempting to wish the pair would this aggressive side more frequently.

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