Sparks the Rescue are an American alternative rock band from Portland, Maine. They formed when members of three high school bands Pozer, Short of April and Two Girls Later converged. Their debut EP Stumbling Skyward was released independently in 2005 with McAllister and O'Connell sharing main vocal duties. The band released the Hey, Mr. Allure EP in 2006, which saw the addition of lead vocalist Alex Roy. On February 6, 2007, Sparks the Rescue released their junior EP The Secrets We Can't Keep after signing to Double Blind Music. This release saw the departure of their keyboardist. STR officially released their debut full-length album Eyes to the Sun on May 5, 2009 on Fearless Records (the album was previously released October 7th, 2008 on Double Blind Music). The album was produced by Jonathan Wyman of Halo Studios in Westbrook, ME.

History

Toby McAllister, Ben Briggs and Nate Spencer formed the group Pozer in 1999, while still in junior high school. After years of local shows and failed Battle of bands competitions the band decided to add Patrick O'Connell on guitar and vocals and Marty Mcmorrow on synthesizer and vocals. The band changed their name to Sparks the Rescue and started shedding its skate punk aesthetic --gaining popularity and playing shows throughout New England. Alex Roy was added as main vocalist in 2005, and the group continued to heavily tour the East Coast in preparation for and support of their new Hey, Mr. Allure EP.

On April 13, 2008 McMorrow posted a blog stating that he would be leaving the band because he "didn't feel like it was what he should be doing anymore". He played his last show with the band on April 20, 2008 at The Big Easy in Portland, Maine.

The band released their first album in 2008 on Double Blind Music titled Eyes to the Sun, which got the group signed to Fearless Records and completed the transformation from post-hardcore to pop rock. Fearless re-released the album featuring new songs and a different track listing in May of 2009 and Billboard charts for the 5-15-09 issue reported Eyes to the Sun coming in at 3rd in the Top Heatseekers Chart for the Northeast.

The songs "Autumn" and "Skeleton" are in regular rotation on the band's hometown radio station, WCYY and the song "Hello Mexico" appeared on the first episode of the Real World's Cancun season. "Autumn" also appeared on the latest series of MTV's The Hills.

In late 2009, MTV announced Sparks the Rescue as the official winner of the 2009 "I Want My Music On MTV! Competition!", stating that the band will "rub elbows with A-List artists at the 2009 Woodie Awards".
 

Band members
Current members

* Alex Roy – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (2005–present)
* Toby McAllister – guitar, vocals (2001–present)
* Patrick O'Connell – guitar, vocals (2004–present)
* Ben Briggs – bass (2001–present)
* Nathan Spencer – drums (2001–present)

Former members

* Marty Mcmorrow – keyboard, synthesizer, vocals (2004–2008)