Saucy Posse ‘Sparky's Bargain Warehouse’
Saucy Posse is certainly a band that doesn’t come around very often in the music scene. One thing they do that’s absolutely admirable is their everchanging, almost unpredictable sense of curiosity and passion in the well-defined genres. Through their music, listeners are being re-introduced to the genres of funk, rock, punk, jazz, and pop through a different lens, a new perspective, almost as if falling in love all over again.
Their music certainly is a mixture of punk rock and experimentation. They hardly ever stay in the traditional songform or even just to stay in one perspective of the chosen genre. Although Sparky’s Bargain Warehouse is their debut full-length album, the balance of maturity, comprehension, and innocence throughout is managed in a very impressive manner. The lead singer’s vocal and his lyrics are expressed in such an unfiltered, brutal manner that it feels like a naked kiss, almost primal in a way. The instruments on the other hand, is well-defined and carefully explored throughout vibrant sonic visualizations and palettes.
Sparky’s Bargain Warehouse opens with “5 o’clock,” a combination of upbeat ska and an experimental shift of landscape. Feeling the energy being pushed and pulled through the album itself in changing pace and restless movement is something really fascinating. Like the rest of the album, “5 o’clock” has you stimulated from top to end while still craving for its uncanny tickles.
Funk is more of an attitude and an impression that runs throughout the album. The splashing energy, flashy style, and daring fashion can be observed on more melody-centered tracks like “In My Mind” and “Take My Heart,” as well as the uncanny rap-rock “Sewer People.” Though Saucy Posse has its heart on the strange, the familiarity and catchy melodies in their music are never lacking. “Milton Mower” is a unwinding moody melodic mess that gets you so in the groove and feel.
