Sparkle Me [EP]

1. Sparkle Me

2. Casino

3. Strawberry

4. Everything You Touch Turns to Gold

5. Boy and the Motorcycle

Sparkle Me,Buffseeds,Rough Trade Us,Alternative Pop/Rock,Britpop,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Sparkle them

Sparkle Me Buffseeds Manufacturer: Rough Trade Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007M224I Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

1. Sparkle Me
2. Casino
3. Strawberry
4. Everything You Touch Turns to Gold
5. Boy and the Motorcycle

Customer Reviews:

Sparkle them.......2005-02-13

U.K. indie band the Buffseeds are only just coming onto the music scene, but their debut EP "Sparkle Me" is a pretty solid first release. With a few songs from their full-length release, this EP contains a mix of dreampop and smooth rock, marred only by a lackluster acoustic ballad.

It opens on a strong note with the exquisitely smooth title song, before moving into the swirling rock riffs of the bizarre "Casino," and the plaintive breakup song "Strawberry." The Buffseeds hit a sour note in the acoustic ballad "Everything You Touch Turns To Gold," whose sparse musicianship simply doesn't suit Kieran Scragg's falsetto. They come on stronger in the finale, poignant little ballad "The Boy and the Motorcycle."

"Sparkle Me" doesn't seem terribly original at first glance -- it's music that grows on you, music that takes awhile to get used to. Eventually the sadness and prettiness of the music really starts to sink in, especially the rock riffs mixed with pop tunes.

Kieran Scragg has a pretty high-pitched voice, almost androgynous-sounding at times. In "Everything" I literally could not figure out his gender. Most of the time he merely sounds like the halfway point between Billy Corgan and Thom Yorke, and his floating voice adds to the dreamy feel of the music.

The Buffseeds are at their best when they do complex, shifting music with plenty of swirling riffs and keyboards. The final two songs break from this: one just has an acoustic guitar, while the other is sprinkled with gentle piano melodies and softly swelling strings, only to explode into a volcanic bass riff. It's a shocking contrast to the painful lyrics about loss and death.

The Buffseeds show plenty of promise in their debut EP "Sparkle Me," and hopefully their full-length album has just as much promise.

Average customer rating:

Thunder Reminded Me Gold Sparkle Trio Manufacturer: Clean Feed ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001CLZWY Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

1. Naysayer
2. Thunder Reminded Me
3. For Billy Higgins
4. Coronation Blues for the Memory Theatre West Coast
5. Williamsburg Concerto No. 1.2
6. Cardshark

Average customer rating: What if you found love?

Sparkle Me Buffseeds Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DZTVY Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

1. SPARKLE ME
2. CASINO
3. STRAWBERRY
4. EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH TURNS TO GOLD
5. THE BOY AND THE MOTORCYCLE

Customer Reviews:

What if you found love?.......2005-02-09

U.K. indie band the Buffseeds are only just coming onto the music scene, but their debut EP "Sparkle Me" is a pretty solid first release. With a few songs from their full-length release, this EP contains a mix of dreampop and smooth rock, marred only by a lackluster acoustic ballad.

It opens on a strong note with the exquisitely smooth title song, before moving into the swirling rock riffs of the bizarre "Casino," and the plaintive breakup song "Strawberry." The Buffseeds hit a sour note in the acoustic ballad "Everything You Touch Turns To Gold," whose sparse musicianship simply doesn't suit Kieran Scragg's falsetto. They come on stronger in the finale, poignant little ballad "The Boy and the Motorcycle."

"Sparkle Me" doesn't seem terribly original at first glance -- it's music that grows on you, music that takes awhile to get used to. Eventually the sadness and prettiness of the music really starts to sink in, especially the rock riffs mixed with pop tunes.

Kieran Scragg has a pretty high-pitched voice, almost androgynous-sounding at times. In "Everything" I literally could not figure out his gender. Most of the time he merely sounds like the halfway point between Billy Corgan and Thom Yorke, and his floating voice adds to the dreamy feel of the music.

The Buffseeds are at their best when they do complex, shifting music with plenty of swirling riffs and keyboards. The final two songs break from this: one just has an acoustic guitar, while the other is sprinkled with gentle piano melodies and softly swelling strings, only to explode into a volcanic bass riff. It's a shocking contrast to the painful lyrics about loss and death.

The Buffseeds show plenty of promise in their debut EP "Sparkle Me," and hopefully their full-length album has just as much promise.

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