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Donita Sparks
Released 2008

Into the Hi Fi
02:13
89 plays

Dare Dare
02:33
80 plays

Curtains for Cathy
03:02
73 plays

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songs

- 1
- Fly Feather Fly
- 04:57
- 154 plays

- 2
- Dare Dare
- 02:33
- 80 plays

- 3
- Infancy of a Disaster
- 03:16
- 160 plays

- 4
- Headcheck
- 03:05
- 101 plays

- 5
- My Skin's Too Thin
- 02:44
- 56 plays

- 6
- Curtains for Cathy
- 03:02
- 73 plays

- 7
- Creampuff
- 03:57
- 58 plays

- 8
- He's Got the Honey
- 03:11
- 100 plays

- 9
- Need to Numb
- 02:25
- 169 plays

- 10
- Take a Few Steps
- 03:57
- 71 plays

- 11
- Into the Hi Fi
- 02:13
- 89 plays

album review

Think Donita Sparks, and raw and raunchy grunge-punk would come to mind for many rock music fans -- as evidenced by her work with L7. But Sparks' 2008 solo debut, Transmiticate, shows that the singer/guitarist is not going to merely follow in the expected sonic path. While there are indeed a few L7-esque elements spotted throughout, her previous band never embraced the electro-pop and dance styles that Sparks does here. And while the majority of pop music in the early 21st century has become so computerized and perfect that it oft-times sounds like it was composed/played by a bunch of androids, Sparks succeeds in incorporating a human element into the proceedings. Pop music sounding like it's actually being played and sung by real people -- what a novel idea! And it works well -- as Sparks is well aware of her musical comfort zone, and doesn't venture far outside of it. The result is smartly penned pop with a hard rock edge, as evidenced by such standouts as "Fly Feather Fly," "Infancy of a Disaster," and "Curtains for Cathy." Transmiticate should manage to appeal to both Sparks' longtime fans, as well as fans of melodic rock and hard-edged pop. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide