Who are they?: Take your dad's Bon Jovi albums, through in your kid sister's Mayday Parade albums, and add a little bit of summer time, and you have Sparks the Rescue. The quintet hailing from Maine have been touring extensively since the release of their 2008 full-length Eyes to the Sun, and are set to self-release a KickStarter-funded EP this July.
Why are they Band of the Week?: Thanks to Eyes to the Sun and 2011's Worst Thing I've been Cursed With (both available on Fearless Records), Sparks the Rescue has become one of the best summertime pop-rock acts around. Whether it's frontman Alex Roy's soaring hooks and choruses or the dueling guitars from Toby McCalister and Mike Naran, there's just something about songs like "Saturday Skin" and "My Heart Radio" that beg you to roll the windows down and sing into your steering wheel on the way to the beach. And since last Wednesday was the first day of Summer, there's no better band to kick off a road trup with than Sparks the Rescue.
What you need to hear: Usually, we post a song you should check out, but this week, that's not the case. Instead, you can check out an exclusive interview Keep Calm and Carry On did with the band at The Stanhope House stop of the Surrender Your Booty Tour the band is currently headlining! Enjoy!
AND, just because we're all about giving you more music to listen to, here's a video of the band performing "Autumn" (one of the best tracks on Eyes to the Sun) at The Stanhope House!
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