Sprites are an independent new wave

New Wave music

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/indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 music group from Maryland

Maryland

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, USA. Their lineup is ever-changing, with only the founding members (the husband-wife duo of Jason Korzen, formerly of Barcelona

Barcelona (band)

Barcelona was an indie/new wave/pop band from Arlington, Virginia consisting of Jason Korzen, Jennifer Carr, Ivan Ramiscal, and Christian Scanniello...

, and Amy Korzen) staying constant. Contributors include Christian Scanniello, Ivan Ramiscal, Kevin Alvir, Armin Pruessner, Derek Strausbaugh, and Reid Dossinger.

2002 to 2006: Starling, Spiders, Tiger and Sprites

Sprites was formed in 2002 by Jason Korzen following the breakup of Barcelona

Barcelona (band)

Barcelona was an indie/new wave/pop band from Arlington, Virginia consisting of Jason Korzen, Jennifer Carr, Ivan Ramiscal, and Christian Scanniello...

. The band released Starling, Spiders, Tiger and Sprites in 2003 on March Records. They have done some touring, including a United States

United States

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 tour with The Lucksmiths

The Lucksmiths

The Lucksmiths were an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia known for witty, intelligent lyrics, a strong melodic sense and a jangly pop sound harkening back to early-80's bands such as The Smiths and The Go-Betweens.-History:...

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2006: Modern Gameplay

Sprites' second album, Modern Gameplay, was released in August 2006 through Darla Records

Darla Records

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Albums and EPs

• Starling, Spiders, Tiger and Sprites, 2003, March Records
• Bionic Hands e.p., 2004, Lejos Discos
• Modern Gameplay, 2006, Darla Records

Featured on

• Little Darla Has a Treat for You vol. 19, 2002 ("Following Her Around")
• Teenbeat Sampler, 2003 ("Keep it Together")
• Little Darla Has a Treat for You vol. 24, 2006 ("George Romero")
• Little Darla Has a Treat for You vol. 25, 2006 ("Pac-Man Fever
  Pac-Man Fever (album)
  Pac-Man Fever is a 1982 concept album recorded by Buckner & Garcia. It is also the name of the first song on that album. Each song on the album is about a different classic arcade game, and uses sound effects from that game. The album was released as an LP, a cassette, an 8-track tape, and later...
  
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• Wish I'd Kept A Scrapbook: A Tribute to Tullycraft
  Wish I'd Kept A Scrapbook: A Tribute to Tullycraft
  Wish I'd Kept A Scrapbook: A Tribute to Tullycraftis a 2010 tribute album to the pioneering indiepop / twee band Tullycraft.The album, released on Unchikun Records, features cover versions of...
  
  , 2010 ("Wish I’d Kept a Scrapbook")

External links

• Official site
• Sprites MySpace
• [ AllMusic Guide Sprites site]