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Desert Sparrow is Kylie Adams and Dave Carreno, respectively hailing from the beaches of Sydney, Australia and Dana Point, CA. Blending their eclectic love for ‘60s rock n’ roll, folk, spaghetti westerns, and surf rock, Desert Sparrow spin narratives out of the solitude, hardship and perseverance on the desert roads and coastlines of California.
Before meeting each other, Adams began as a pianist, but quietly fell in love with singing after being raised on Stevie Nicks songs. After losing a bet years later to a friend and singing karaoke to a packed restaurant, Adams realized her calling as a singer/songwriter. Meanwhile, Carreno was similarly a late bloomer, buying a guitar at 21 after seeing Black Rebel Motorcycle Club perform.
After meeting at a Coachella party back in 2011, Kylie and Dave began playing together in earnest at friends’ parties. At a particularly fateful performance at Kylie’s dad’s birthday party, the mother of celebrated Australian duo Angus & Julia Stone encouraged the duo to begin writing and performing their own songs more. Since then, Desert Sparrow have relocated to Los Angeles, assembling a backing band and putting out two EPs along with a handful of singles, including “Karma.”
We’re thrilled to be able to premiere their memorable new video for “Karma” below. The video is a fun adventure, utilizing Flight of the Concords Rhys Darby’s talents to deliver a quirky, funny story. Desert Sparrow’s punchy indie-rock provides the perfect soundtrack to these visuals and we are honored to share it with the world!
In their own words:
“The spirit of the song is about knowing you’re enough exactly as you are, so we wanted our protagonist to be a bit left of center. He’s unique in his passions and beliefs, and is exiting a relationship where his girlfriend ridiculed that part of him. But despite her, he’s going off in search of his truth anyway, and it leads him to a… bigger love.
After recording the song, we knew for this music video we would be working with Rhys [Darby], so we really wanted to highlight his comedy. He is such a funny guy, we feel very special that he trusted us and brought out the absolute best in his character.”
Watch the video below and be sure to connect on socials for more!
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