ARTIST: Sam Sparro
TITLE: Black And Gold
LABEL: Island Records
GENRE: House
BITRATE: 195 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 00:06:05
SIZE: 8.83MB
RETAIL DATE: 2008-00-00
Track List
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1. Black And Gold (Radio Edit) 3:32
2. S.A.M.S.P.A.R.R.O. 2:33
Release Notes:
Whether it be first, young, unrequited, lost or sexual, pop songs have a funny
habit of talking about love. However, Sydney-born, LA-based Sam Sparro clearly
has grander ambitions than the average chart wannabe, describing his debut
single 'Black and Gold' as "pretty much existential". He's not being entirely
highfalutin; with couplets like: "If vision is the only validation, then most of
my life isn't real," this isn't exactly Stock Aitken Waterman fare.
What it is, however, is a brilliantly catchy, hypnotic slice of electropop. As a
small army of synths crackle and pulse like a live wire, Sparro slowly unleashes
the full power of his deep, soulful voice, pondering the meaning of life while
staring into the black (the night sky, apparently) and gold (the stars). On this
evidence, Sparro has more than enough talent to fulfil those grand ambitions.