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    The Great Impression


    COMPETITION: We have five copies of Sparkadia's latest album The Great Impression to give away thanks to Ivy League. To win, tell us which of their songs make a great impression on you, and why. Answers to competitions@themusicnetwork.com


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    INTERVIEW WITH ALEX BURNETT

    When his three bandmates simultaneously left the band he’d fronted for the last eight years, Alex Burnett didn’t think twice about going it alone.

    Nor did he think of “doing the whole acoustic, woe is me solo record,” he says.

    Instead, he packed up his bags and ideas and recorded Sparkadia’s sophomore album The Great Impression in London. Although the split wasn’t his choice, to him, keeping Sparkadia alive was the only option.

    “It wasn’t really my call,” he tells TMN. “Everyone had their own lifestyle reasons to why they didn’t want to stick it out. For me, I wanted more of the wildness, more of the madness, more of the huge ups and downs.”



    China, The second single from The Great Impression

    Former keys player, guitarist and vocalist, Tiffany Preece left to have a baby, bass player Nick Rabone is currently gallivanting around India, and drummer Dave Hall has done a full 360 and is now working in finance. “I suppose they just wanted more stability and maybe they wanted to earn a bit more money,” says the 28-year-old. “Nothing wrong with that!”

    With his bandmates’ blessing, Burnett then set about writing what he refers to as a “development” from Sparkadia’s debut, Postcards. Apart from the obvious recording differences (sans band), Burnett says the biggest change he felt was a sense of freedom.

    “By them leaving, there was a sense of freedom because I could do whatever I wanted to…it allowed me to be more brutal, to do whatever it takes. I’m much more willing to take risks now."



    First single Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs

     

    TOUR DATES

    Thu 24 Mar The ANU Bar, Canberra

    Fri 25 Mar The Hi-Fi, Melbourne

    Sat 26 Mar The Hi-Fi, Melbourne

    Wed 30 Mar Wollongong Uni Centre, Wollongong

    Thu 31 Mar Bar on the Hill, Newcastle

    Fri 1 Apr Metro Theatre, Sydney *SOLD OUT

    Sat 2 Apr Metro Theatre, Sydney

    Thu 7 Apr Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast

    Fri 8 Apr The Hi-Fi, Brisbane

    Fri 15 Apr HQ Adelaide, Adelaide

    Sat 16 Apr Capitol, Perth



    The Great Impression is out now through Ivy League

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