The Sparkles release music video

The Sparkles are a Brooklyn-based group formed by three punk rock veterans including Matt Ernst on drums, guitarist Larry Mancini and John Payne on the keytar. The band first started out in 2020 from the ashes of the outfit called The Tracys who has become a staple of the New York punk scene for almost a decade.

However, after the original frontman Dave Klym left the band to more to the west coast, the rest of the band continued as The Sparkles and recorded the main tracks that would form their debut eponymous EP, recorded at The Compound in Chattanooga, Tennessee. With the pandemic and two years of lockdowns, the band’s plans were put on hold until now, when they pick up where they left off with a renewed energy and determination.

Now ready to make their full introduction and share their work of the last two years, they bring us their debut single with the track “Gowanus”, an upbeat pop punk outing that showcases their buoyant harmonic writing that channels the doo-wop style of The Beach Boys, mixed with The Sparkles’ own rock twist.

The perfect guitar and synth-driven summer jam, with “Gowanus”, the band share a fiercely catchy track that’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Commenting on the track, the song’s co-writer Larry Mancini shares, “The fumes from the Gowanus wafted into our brains causing a mild psychosis, and this is what came out.”

Paired with the single is the surreal and whacky music video created by California-based animator and filmmaker Glen Biltz. Glen spent hundreds of hours manipulating toys such as barbie dolls and GI Joes to create a fun visual accompaniment to reflect the nature of the song.

Watch the video for Gowanus below