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The Black Sparks

by The Black Sparks

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Slaves sew you together Just according to the weather Triple XL everyone, bigger is better right? Smother all and do the corporate dance Do the corporate dance Do it now Slaves sew you together Just according to the weather Triple XL everyone, bigger is better right? Smother all and do the corporate dance
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Nuke 'Em 04:41
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Want, need, buy useless crap I am just a hypocrite Want, need, buy useless crap I am just a hypocrite Delusions, we think it's ours, back it up on plastic cards * Want, need, buy useless crap I am just a hypocrite Want, need, buy useless crap I am just a hypocrite Sleep repeat Die in sleep
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Anticlap 02:18
Fake smile that you make Cheer on for our mistakes Retake that happy face and keep on smiling "Fantastic" they say, but inside its just grey Look down, raise your eyebrows, Pull up that wide, frown Good job, you fail, and my mind goes off the rails Good job, you fail, just don't even try Good job, you fail, and you're just a bunch of flat stares Good job, you fail, just don't even try Fake smile that you make Cheer on for our mistakes Retake that happy face and keep on smiling "Fantastic" they say, but inside its just grey Look down, raise your eyebrows, Pull up that wide, frown
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Rocketbird 04:06
Hey its okay Don't be afraid Because he's just a bird A rocket bird You are lying, thats not true, thats some crap You're lying, you're lying, thats not true, thats some crap Hey its okay Don't be afraid Because he's just a bird A rocket bird - Hey its okay, don't be afraid, he's just a bird, a rocket bird Delivers us our toast, oh why, oh why do we fear him Because he's just a bird a rocket bird Hey its okay Don't be afraid Because he's just a bird A rocket bird He doesn't do any of that That is some crap Hey its okay Don't be afraid
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Burn to Earn 05:46
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Food Tubes 03:58
You're too lazy, too see yourself Too much time, spent in the same room blinders glued, to the side of your head You are a, working man Dependent on foodtubes You're locked in Force-fed confidence with a spoon You're locked in Top serving, from the evening news You're locked in You like the feeling of a foot up your ass You're too lazy, too see yourself Too much time, spent in the same room blinders glued, to the side of your head You are a, working man (synopsis of a white collar working man) This is where the scum of the earth Never learned to change their shirts Guided by riches, money and fame This is where we need to draw the line (you are no better than who you've been falsely told to hate) You're too lazy, too see yourself Too much time, spent in the same room blinders glued, to the side of your head You are a, working man
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You look back Eyes glazed over Try to grab a hold of the memories You finally knew there was nothing there There is nothing there Nothing there There is nothing there Nothing to count on You think about your family and your kids While I think about how to fucking die Well versed in playing the game You'll all realize that you'll end up thinking the same There is nothing there Nothing there There is nothing Nothing to count on - You('ve) never run through the streets.
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Not for Me 05:28
There he goes again Same streets sam alleyways Second nature too him At least he don't stand alone Only the cold hearted (let you) stand alone Every second he spends, he's closer to death That's not for me. Here they come again All dressed in black Morals straight from the paper Making decisions, they never look back Instincts kick in I thought we were better than this I thought that man helped the fellow man but I guess that... That's not for me.

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We started this band when we were in second grade. In 2014, we decided it was time to go into the the studio and record our first LP. This album encapsulates the efforts of literally ten years of growing as musicians and writers. Now we can finally share it with everyone. THANK YOU ALL.

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released June 15, 2016

Produced by Kevin Erickson
Engineered by Hugh McElroy
Recorded at Inner Ear in Arlington, VA
Overdubs & Mixing at Swim-Two-Birds in Washington DC
Mastered by TJ Lipple
THE BLACK SPARKS
Jonah Antonelli: guitar
Ray Brown: bass
Sam Grove: guitar
Andrew Salfi: voice
Nathaniel Salfi: drums & percussion

Andrew played cello on Anticlap, spazzy keyboard solo on Nukem
Ray played extra guitar on NFM 1 and Burn to Earn, drums on NFM 2
Nathaniel played bass on NFM 2, trumpet on Rocketbird & NFM 2
Sam played baritone on Rocketbird, NFM 2
Jonah played saw on Rocketbird & NFM 2
Kevin played keyboards, tape echoes, extra percussion
Daoud Tyler-Ameen played tambourine on Run Through The Streets and also let us borrow it for other songs.
Choir on Not For Me: Katie Greer, Mark Sullivan, Maia Eskin, Akua Amankwah-ayeh, Raina Weinstein, Max Novak, Christopher John Moon, Pat Walsh, Ryan Little, & Brendan Polmer
Reading from Frederick Douglas on Burn To Earn: Raina Weinstein

Cover art by Andrew Salfi
Layout and design by Alexander Rudenshiold

Thanks to Ryan Little & Brendan Polmer for pastries, Don Zientara for hospitality, & Eric (the assistant manager from FedEx) for the scan of the cover.

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The Black Sparks Bethesda, Maryland

DC/MD post-post-post hardcore
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