Sparkling originally formed while studying at university and art college in Cologne, Germany, where they gained a reputation for hot, heady and sweaty club shows live in their home country. A six-month move to London followed, where they soon collaborated with Andy Ramsayon of Stereolab for their debut EP, "I Want To See Everything"; a jagged, hard-hitting set of ten poppy-tinged post-punk songs that deservedly brought them international attention.
Their new EP, "This Is My Life / Das Ist Mein Leben / C'est Ma Vie," stands on the same post-punk foundation, but expands on it, allowing Sparkling to push further into the middle of the dancefloor.
The new EP is a celebration. It's about coming back out into the open after months inside. It's about celebrating the diversity of people instead of looking at our differences as something to be negated and controlled.
Sparkling is a band that looks outside the box and seeks new territory. The new EP is proof of that, both personally and musically. And this is what the band now wants to show us live in the fall of 2023.
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