Make Sparks - Your Heart's On Fire (Single Review)
Friday, 02 September 2011
Written by Ben Bland
The problem with Make Sparks is that they lack a personality. Listening to new single 'Your Heart’s On Fire' gives you very little by way of feeling for this young Scottish trio. A few years back the voice of distinctively Scottish accented vocals would have made them stand out at least a little bit. Nowadays however the British music scene has the likes of Twin Atlantic, Sucioperro and The Xcerts in addition to stalwarts Biffy Clyro in the Scots accent stakes.
Why talk about accents? Well, quite honestly there really isn’t much that’s awfully memorable about 'Your Heart’s On Fire' with the exception that Craig Parker has a voice that sounds very similar on record to Simon Neil. The song isn’t bad, it’s just lacking in something that stands out. There isn’t anything that makes an attempt to grab you by the throat and drag you, kicking and screaming perhaps, to listen to it. The chorus isn’t particularly catchy, although given a few listens it gains a fairly pleasant welcoming effect, and the riffs are barely present at all. The backing vocals are rather grating as well. It’s very average.
B-side 'Apollo! Apollo!' is actually a fair bit better. It’s catchier and has a bit of meat to it as well. In fact it is rather baffling as to why it was placed on lower billing compared to the forgettable lead track. Don’t get me wrong, it is far from a classic but at least it shows a bit more potential than 'Your Heart’s On Fire'. Make Sparks may be something special, but sadly they haven’t shown it with this single. Better luck next time.
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Why talk about accents? Well, quite honestly there really isn’t much that’s awfully memorable about 'Your Heart’s On Fire' with the exception that Craig Parker has a voice that sounds very similar on record to Simon Neil. The song isn’t bad, it’s just lacking in something that stands out. There isn’t anything that makes an attempt to grab you by the throat and drag you, kicking and screaming perhaps, to listen to it. The chorus isn’t particularly catchy, although given a few listens it gains a fairly pleasant welcoming effect, and the riffs are barely present at all. The backing vocals are rather grating as well. It’s very average.
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