Dark Sparks biography

Members: Leigh Greenwood (Vocals), Adam Greenwood (Guitars), Simon Green (Bass), Rich Kightley (Drums)

Location: Swadlincote – a little town in South Derbyshire

Gigs:  Dark Sparks have toured right across the UK and have played with the likes of The Rakes, Larrikin Love, The Rumblestrips, The Sunshine Underground, The Rifles, The Pigeon Detectives, We Start Fires, The Departure, The Enemy, The Subways, To My Boy, The Courteeners and Air Traffic.

 Press

 NME: "If Julian Casablancas had spent his youth in Swadlincote rather than Switzerland, he’d sound like singer Leigh Greenwood. All Bloc Party bass rumble and Interpol-style-guitar-shapes, you’d be advised to check out ace new single "Into the Dark".

High Voltage: “With jangly guitars, gloriously furious drums, vocal harmonies and contagious lyrics Dark Sparks could prove to be something quite special - 4/5."

This is Fake DIY:  “With all the attributes to make a sing along call to arms or a scene soundtrack (but that would be doing it an injustice) it’s clear why they were supporting The Rakes in the not too distant past. This could quite easily rustle up a fan base and a future all in one burst; vocally and musically adept conceptions abound with promise. 4/5"

Gigwise: "Quickly the aroma of fetid blues-rock is replaced with that of dry-ice as the Derby foursome launch into exactly the strain of 80s-influenced indie-disco that is so virulent on dancefloors right now. It’s a classy set..."

Radio
* Into the Dark - Steve Lamacq ‘Track of the week’
* Bullet in the Eye – Kerrang Radio
* Red Skies – BBC Nottingham ‘The Beat’
* Blood Petrol Fire – BBC Lakeland Radio
* Into the Dark, Red Skies, Hollow Eyes - Hallam FM Live Session (Sheffield)
* Blood Petrol Fire, Into the Dark, Last Night Love Died – SKFM Live session (London)
* Into the Dark - Norddeutscher Runfunk (German national radio) ‘Track of the week’
* Red Skies – Kontrastradio (German radio) – Almost Famous ‘Track of the Week’