{"id":37037,"date":"2021-07-01T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37037"},"modified":"2021-06-26T11:25:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T15:25:00","slug":"art-decco-covers-sparks-with-angst-in-my-pants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37037","title":{"rendered":"Art d\u2019Ecco covers Sparks with \u2018Angst In My Pants\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following the release of\u00a0his cover of\u00a0The Jam&#8217;s\u00a0hit, <a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=c5fa1d6a2e&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>That&#8217;s Entertainment<\/em><\/a>, androgynous glam-rocker Art d&#8217;Ecco offers up a new and magnificent take on the synth-pop brilliance of Sparks\u00a0with\u00a0<em>Angst In My Pants.<\/em> Listen to the Sparks cover via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zPlCOP4gUGw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Before making my last record I jokingly said to my band, if one more person or media outlet says I sound like Sparks I\u2019m gonna cover them<\/em>,\u201d recalls Art.\u00a0Sparks are the widely influential American, art-pop duo of\u00a0Russell\u00a0and\u00a0Ron Mael\u00a0who formed in 1967. The Sparks\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=952678424f&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">documentary<\/a>\u00a0by director Edgar Wright, is out now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Art d&#8217;Ecco\u00a0released his new\u00a0album,\u00a0\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=3366f84f5a&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In\u00a0Standard Definition<\/a>\u2019\u00a0in April. As a\u00a0whole,\u00a0\u2018In Standard Definition,\u2019 ruminates on our endless fixation on TV and celebrity culture. It pulls back the curtain on our unhealthy obsessions, as illustrated by lead single\/video for\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/art-decco-announces-new-examines-our-obsession-with-celebrity-on-lead-single-tv-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Art D\u2019Ecco announces new album + examines our celebrity obsession on \u2018TV God\u2019\">TV God<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and second track\/video,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/art-decco-shares-new-single-head-rush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Art d\u2019Ecco shares new single \u2018Head Rush\u2019\"><em>Head Rush<\/em><\/a>\u00a0that made itself at home in the top 20 at Canadian Alt Radio for the past three months. They sit alongside the disco infused, latest single\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/art-decco-share-i-am-the-dance-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Art D\u2019Ecco share \u2018I Am The Dance Floor\u2019\"><em>I Am The Dance Floor<\/em><\/a> and the sultry stomper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=84339c2098&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Desires<\/em><\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=93d3be108c&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Good Looks<\/em><\/a>\u00a0which ruminates on the\u00a0inherent\u00a0casualties found in the world of online dating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018In Standard Definition\u2019\u00a0struts with the striking tonal resemblance of \u201870s glam, oscillating between new wave and new romantic via C86 infusions, or the simplicity of\u00a0John Lennon\u2019s\u00a0Plastic Ono Band. Earning his producer stripes, d\u2019Ecco played musical ringleader, building the tracks\u2019 layers with a revolving door of hand-picked musicians: jazz and blues players\u00a0on horns, Victoria Symphony Orchestra\u2019s string players, soul singers, and his suited and booted\u00a0live band. With shrewd attention to structure, the album\u2019s episodic nature can be experienced in its entirety or dialed in and out, with instrumental interludes\u00a0<em>Channel 7 (Pilot Season)<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Channel\u00a010 (Reruns)<\/em> aligning Lynchian drama with their sinister sounds, to capture actors\u2019 struggles during\u00a0Tinsteltown\u2019s pilot season.\u00a0<em>\u201cThe enduring highs and lows of a performer\u00a0struggling to be seen. I wanted to write from that vantage point as much as I wanted to illuminate\u00a0what we\u2019re all celebrating.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcusercontent.com\/848db9d859c7bee4231539531\/images\/16140eb6-9c1e-4ca1-9922-834ac54dc3fd.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018In Standard Definition\u2019 track list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.\u00a0Desires<br>2.\u00a0TV God<br>3. Bird Of Prey<br>4. Nothing Ever Changes<br>5.\u00a0I Am The Dance Floor<br>6.\u00a0Head Rush<br>7. Channel 7 (Pilot Season)<br>8. In Standard Definition<br>9.\u00a0Good Looks<br>10. The Message<br>11. Channel 11 (Reruns)<br>12. I Remember<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get\u00a0\u2018In Standard Definition\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=718b8c87e1&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Following the release of\u00a0his cover of\u00a0The Jam&#8217;s\u00a0hit, That&#8217;s Entertainment, androgynous glam-rocker Art d&#8217;Ecco offers up a new and magnificent take on the synth-pop brilliance of <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37037\" title=\"Art d\u2019Ecco covers Sparks with \u2018Angst In My Pants\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,22,23,28,30],"tags":[10372,5200,9706,883,4703],"class_list":["post-37037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-angst-in-my-pants","tag-art-decco","tag-in-standard-definition","tag-paper-bag-records","tag-sparks"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6EC91A76-FA05-4285-998A-4B7C66DE44E8.jpeg?fit=800%2C571","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9Dn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33334,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33334","url_meta":{"origin":37037,"position":0},"title":"Art D&#8217;Ecco release \u2018I&#8217;ll Never Give You Up\u2019 single + video","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"January 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Enigmatic electro-glam androgyne\u00a0Art d'Ecco\u00a0has shared I'll Never Give You Up, his first original single since his 2018 LP\u00a0\u2018Trespasser\u2019.\u00a0You can listen to the song\u00a0here, or watch the Tiana Dueck-directed video clip via YouTube below. https:\/\/youtu.be\/Vz0egwWKi_U \u201cI\u2019ll Never Give You Up has been a live staple since my very first show,\" says\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;electronic music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"electronic music","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=13"},"img":{"alt_text":"Art D\u2019Ecco press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DDECACC9-4CC8-425C-A74A-CDC46A23CCC0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C802&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DDECACC9-4CC8-425C-A74A-CDC46A23CCC0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C802&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DDECACC9-4CC8-425C-A74A-CDC46A23CCC0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C802&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DDECACC9-4CC8-425C-A74A-CDC46A23CCC0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C802&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DDECACC9-4CC8-425C-A74A-CDC46A23CCC0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C802&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22713,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=22713","url_meta":{"origin":37037,"position":1},"title":"Art d&#8217;Ecco shares &#8216;She So Hot&#8217; video + announces debut album &#8216;Day Fevers&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Art d'Ecco shares\u00a0the music video for\u00a0She So Hot\u00a0and announces\u00a0his debut album, 'Day Fevers'.\u00a0The suspenseful video sees a woman's enduring fight to escape a kidnapping duo in the middle of the British Columbian wilderness. 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The track is lifted from his forthcoming new album,\u00a0\u2018In Standard Definition\u2019 coming out\u00a0on\u00a0April 23, 2021\u00a0via\u00a0Paper Bag Records.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a song about the head rush of our youth,\u201d says d'Ecco.\u00a0\u201cNostalgia is a powerful drug, it distorts and reframes the past, often\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Art D\u2019Ecco press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/D22EB72F-93B6-4CDF-9D10-3DEB3AE18697-e1613829662540.jpeg?fit=534%2C378&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/D22EB72F-93B6-4CDF-9D10-3DEB3AE18697-e1613829662540.jpeg?fit=534%2C378&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/D22EB72F-93B6-4CDF-9D10-3DEB3AE18697-e1613829662540.jpeg?fit=534%2C378&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36652,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36652","url_meta":{"origin":37037,"position":3},"title":"Art d\u2019Ecco shares new song + video for \u2018Desires\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Androgynous neo-glam art-rocker\u00a0Art d'Ecco\u00a0continues to offer up more music lifted from\u00a0his forthcoming new album,\u00a0\u2018In Standard Definition\u2019\u00a0coming out\u00a0on\u00a0April 23, 2021\u00a0via\u00a0Paper Bag Records. 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