Premium Content:

Spark of Brilliance

ScottSpark_2

Australian musician Scott Spark has been gathering high praise for his most recent album ‘Muscle Memory’.

- Advertisement -

He says that although he drew on some eclectic inspirations when writing the album, there is a certain theme that draws the songs together:

“It’s about on the one hand, desperately wanting to belong, and on the other hand, desperately wanting to escape and I think that every relationship has a little bit of both. This push and pull exists all the time and you just wake up every day and it’s a different kind of mix, a different ratio of that tension. I think that often we tend to put relationships in one category or the other. But I think the truth is it’s probably more a little bit of a mix of both in all relationships and that’s ok, I think it’s really important to recognise that. Because when you reflect on things- when you’re a little bit more truthful about that, then I think that it’s a much more constructive way to honour that relationship. If you listen to every song that’s what they all share in common.”

Spark says ‘Muscle Memory’ is more piano-heavy than his last album ‘Fail Like You Mean It’. He shares that experimentation is something that keeps his music fresh.

“As a songwriter you don’t necessarily want to do things the same way every time so sometimes I just will try different things to mix up the process.” He said.

“I try to soak up as much as I can from other art forms, and have that inform the process as well, visual art can do that, theatre, theatre does it a lot for me as well… I try to take a little bit from all kinds of places.”

Sophie Joske

Latest

Roadmap unveiled to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ youth

The new mental health strategy is multi-faceted.

NYC: Three men sentenced to decades in prison over gay drug induced robbery scheme

Two of their victims died after being targeted by the men.

St Petersburg bookshop fined for spreading ‘LGBT propaganda’

Its part of a crackdown on publishers and booksellers across the country.

BBC shares trailer for ‘What It Feels Like for a Girl’

Paris Lees' coming of age personal story has been adapted for the screen.

Newsletter

Don't miss

Roadmap unveiled to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ youth

The new mental health strategy is multi-faceted.

NYC: Three men sentenced to decades in prison over gay drug induced robbery scheme

Two of their victims died after being targeted by the men.

St Petersburg bookshop fined for spreading ‘LGBT propaganda’

Its part of a crackdown on publishers and booksellers across the country.

BBC shares trailer for ‘What It Feels Like for a Girl’

Paris Lees' coming of age personal story has been adapted for the screen.

Mariah Carey to headline the Fridayz Live tour

It'll be Mariah Carey's first Australian performances in eleven years.

NYC: Three men sentenced to decades in prison over gay drug induced robbery scheme

Two of their victims died after being targeted by the men.

St Petersburg bookshop fined for spreading ‘LGBT propaganda’

Its part of a crackdown on publishers and booksellers across the country.