Indigo Sparke

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Indigo Sparke is an Australian indie rock musician from Sydney.

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Sparke announced her debut album in 2020, with plans to release it the following year. [1] In early 2021, Sparke signed to the label Sacred Bones Records. She released her album, Echo, through the label on February 19. [2] The album was co-produced by Adrianne Lenker (her partner at the time) and Andrew Sarlo, who had previously produced some of the Big Thief records. [3] In mid 2022, Sparke announced a new album, Hysteria, to be released through Sacred Bones on October 7. [4] The album is produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner. [5] [6]

Discography

Albums

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References

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