THE SPARKLES CELEBRATE SUMMERTIME BEACH FUN WITH “GOWANUS”
“Gowanus”. Do you know what this is? It is the most polluted Brooklyn waterway, it is the sarcastic name of an Ample Hills ice cream flavor, and it is also the new single released by pop-punk masters of fun, The Sparkles. As the song’s co-writer Larry Mancini puts it, “The fumes from the Gowanus wafted into our brains causing a mild psychosis, and this is what came out.”
Recalling bands like Blink 182, NoFX, and Green Day, The Sparkles mix in keytar-driven 80’s synth-pop to create a unique sound that will keep you smiling all summer long. To add to the authenticity, the song was recorded, mixed, and mastered at a Gowanus, Brooklyn neighborhood recording studio Behind The Curtains Media by producer Mike Abiuso. The band came up with the inspiration for this little surf punk ditty as they crossed the Gowanus Canal on the way to The Sparkles HQ in Brooklyn.
The single is being released along with a stop motion animated video by California native animator and filmmaker, Glen Biltz who spent hundreds of hoursmanipulating Barbie Dolls and GI Joes to demented bidding and bringing the “Gowanus” music video to life, and we are going to embed it below so that you are sure not to miss it.
