Beachwood SparksBest Beachwood Sparks Albums Ranked
6.9
Avg Score
6
Opinions
6
Albums
3
Reviewers
Summary from 6 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Beachwood Sparks's catalog across 6 albums from 6 opinions, with an overall average of 6.9/10. The top-rated Beachwood Sparks album is The Tarnished Gold (Bonus Track Version) (2012) with a 7.7/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Across the River of Stars and Once We Were Trees. The discography on Wavelength spans 2000 to 2024.
The Tarnished Gold (Bonus Track Version)
“The L.A. band's first new album in 10 years, which features an Ariel Pink guest spot, feels every bit out of time and place as their debut did back in 2000. It's like an immaculately preserved 1970s obscurity stumbled upon in your local record store.”
Across the River of Stars
“The California alt-country band's first album since 2012 has a more up-to-date indie-pop sensibility, told through kaleidoscopic, Laurel Canyon beats and jamming guitars.”
Beachwood Sparks
“The bouncy bass and twanged-out country slide of "Desert Skies," the Beachwood Sparks' gleeful opener, sent one key question coursing through my headphones and into my mind: "Why isn't Robert Schneider's name all over this record?" Amazing though it may be, the answer is simple: he's not involved. Turning the collage-ridden artwork over in my hands, I see no "Robert" or "Schneider" listed in the c”
Once We Were Trees
“The good, the bad, the ugly and the twee: psychedelic pop is back, and who could have foreseen it? Bands that might've been dabbling in electronics five years ago, or maybe taking a stab at incorporating a few choreographed dance moves into their act are now chucking their drum machines for four-track recorders and flange pedals. It's a movement, baby, and if you're hip enough, you can get in on t”
Desert Skies
“Sixteen years after the initial sessions that birthed L.A. alt-country outfit Beachwood Sparks' new Desert Skies, they remain a surprisingly divisive band. Though strides are made, they don't have much of an answer for the detractors accusing them of imitating rather than innovating.”
Make the Cowboy Robots Cry - EP
“Pull your chairs on up to the campfire for a sec, I'm gonna tell y'all a little story about Beachwood Sparks. Nice fellers, the Sparks... and every last one of 'em thin as a rail. Every time I see a 32-length, 28-waist pair of cordoroy pants at a thrift store, I think about having the staff set 'em aside for the Sparks' Chris Gunst. Anyway, my story dates back to the first time I saw the Sparks, a”
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