Newly released single “Orange Juice” signals a vibrant return for Sparky’s Magic Piano, marking their first release in over a year. Recorded at home in West London, this double A-side track transforms a nostalgic advertising slogan — “it’s too orangey for crows!” — into a meditation on isolation, utilizing a fresh dual-guitar lineup to deliver a live, organic jangle-pop glow.
Warming, jangling guitars and a harmoniously dreamy vocal duet set the track into motion. “You’ll find me, with a light on,” the vocals assume a soaring, magnetic quality, with references to morning and sunshine bolstering a fluttering guitar presence and subsequent synth-laden charm. “Orange juice…” the vocals reprise the initially inviting verses, continuing to delight in perspectives of late-night, introspective habits and affecting daybreak.
A burst of charismatic guitar work propels forth just prior to the two-minute turn, showcasing the project’s rock-forward edge as well — reminiscent of past material, which embraced a more alt-rock ardor with Smashing Pumpkins influences. “Orange Juice” instead achieves a lushly memorable jangle-pop glow, fully embracing the act’s new dual-guitar lineup. Strutting a lovably organic, DIY aesthetic and hooky radiance, “Orange Juice” is a stellar output from Sparky’s Magic Piano, whose future releases with this new lineup we’re absolutely now anticipating.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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