Video: Spark Revolving support for Marina & The Diamonds Liverpool Masque 25th May 2010

What do you think of when we mention 'manufactured pop'? Do you imagine the likes of Britney Spears, who was handed her career only after TLC turned down ' Baby One More Time '? Perhaps you consider the world of Simon Cowell, with his factory line of re-shaped identi-kit stars? Well these are indeed true examples, but in reality almost all of pop is somewhat manufactured, even since the 1950s Elvis or 1960s Beatles, as it has to tick certain boxes in order to be 'popular'. If the intention is to be precisely that then a [...]

The first time we heard Spark our immediate thoughts were similar to when we first heard Marina and the Diamonds - there was definitely something there, perhaps not fully realised yet, but her songs ooze with slightly left of centre pop potential. It therefore seems highly appropriate that Spark has just finished a series of support slots with Marina and is due to release her debut single Shut Out the Moon on July 12th. Spark is not this 18 year old London based singers real name [...]