Through the Sparks

Through the Sparks
Through the Sparks
	Through the Sparks, 2011.
Background information
Origin	Birmingham, Alabama
Genres	Rock, Psychedelic, alternative rock
Years active	2003 - present
Labels	Communicating Vessels
Website	communicatingvessels.com/through-the-sparks/
Members	Jody Nelson - vocals, guitar, piano, organ; James Brangle - piano, organ, guitar; Greg Slamen - bass guitar, piano, guitar, organ; Shawn Avery - drums, vocals; Nikolaus Mimikakis - guitar, vocals
Past members	Grey Watson; Thomas Mimikakis; Michael Shackelford; ; Guest Appearances:; Chad Fisher - horn arrangements/trombone; Gary Wheat - saxophone; Bo Butler - vocals; Duquette Johnston - vocals; Kate Taylor - vocals; Preston Lovinggood - vocals; Omari Thomas - trumpet

Through The Sparks is a Birmingham, Alabama-based psychedelic/folk rock band formed in 2003.^[1] The band received critical success following the release of their first full-length LP, Lazarus Beach, in 2007. Their sound is often characterized by lush instrumentation and precise arrangements.^[2] The band utilizes both traditional instruments and a variety of electric pianos, guitars, organs, eccentric percussion, horns and synthesizers.

^[3]^[4] Until the March 2016 release of Transindifference (Communicating Vessels), Through the Sparks had remained on the independent label, Skybucket Records for their entire catalog which initiated with the EP, Coin Toss EP in 2005, followed by a limited edition collection of early demos called Audio Iotas: Scraps for the Human Ear later that year. The band's full-length records on Skybucket Records are Lazarus Beach released in 2007 and Worm Moon Waning released in 2010.

Almanac - MMX - Year of Beasts, "a collection of 12 singles released over the course of 2010, monthly,^[5]" was released June 21, 2011. Most recently, Through The Sparks released the Alamalibu EP, named for their East Birmingham, Alabama studio, on June 19, 2012.^[6]Alamalibu EP featured the single and video 'Angel Fix.'^[7] A career spanning retrospective collection of live recordings, live-in-the-studio recordings, remixes and previously unreleased material titled Invisible Kids - was released digitally in January 2014.^[8]

On March 18, 2016, Through the Sparks released their 3rd full-length album, Transindifference.

Discography

Extended Plays

Title	Label	Year
Coin Toss EP	Skybucket	2005
Alamalibu EP	Skybucket	2012

Collections

Title	Label	Year
Audio Iotas: Scraps For The Human Ear	Skybucket	2005
Almanac - (MMX) Year of Beasts [2010 Singles]	Skybucket	2011
Invisible Kids [Live + Studio Retrospective]	Skybucket	2014

Studio Albums

Title	Label	Year
Lazarus Beach	Skybucket	2007
Worm Moon Waning	Skybucket	2010
Transindifference	Communicating Vessels	2016

Appearances on Other Compilations

Album Title	Song Title	Label	Year
Low Dose Exposure	Demons Respond	Skybucket	2003
Put Your Hand Down	Man Alive and Gap in the Spark	Skybucket	2005
Chords of Relief (Katrina Benefit)	Picture	Skybucket	2005
The Cornerstone Player No. 72	Mexico (Every Last Buffalo)	Cornerstone Promotion	2007
Number 6	The Final If And When	Vice	2007
Paste Magazine Sampler No. 32	L. Roi	Paste Magazine	2007
Skybucket Spring / Summer Sampler 2011	Statue Scared	Skybucket	2011

References

External links

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[1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/p704053/biography

[2] ttp://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10164-lazarus-beach/

[3] ttp://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/through-the-sparks-lazarus-beach1/

[4] ttp://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/through-the-sparks-lazarus-beach/

[5] ttp://www.skybucket.com/bands_through.the.sparks.php

[6] ttp://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/158404-through-the-sparks-alimalibu/

[7] ttp://www.cmj.com/news/video-premiere-through-the-sparks-angel-fix/

[8] ttp://www.al.com/bhammag/index.ssf/music/behind_the_music_through_the_s.html