An ethereal, emotional take on Rihanna's song, "Diamonds" with swirling synths and powerful guitars. Brian Huber's album "Sparks in the  Afterglow" is arriving later this year.

Diamonds

Massive drums, trippy loops, dynamic vocals and driving guitars gives "Death of the Party" a fierce and sensual feel. Thrown in a psychedelic bridge and you've got a something new and different to listen to. This tune would be right at home at your local strip club.

Death Of The Party - Brian Huber

Talk Without a Word

Shipwrecked Part 1

Snuggies

A decade since my last album, “Sparks in the Afterglow” follows my journey into marriage and parenthood through rock and electropop songs in a two-part album.

In ”The Flood,” I write about my wife’s battle and victory over breast cancer. Part of the proceeds from my album will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

”Become My Heart” is about my son’s diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. At only age five, he is full of promise and this is for him.

I also write about the immense joys in my life.

“New Year’s Tonight” is a tribute to those bangers from the late 70s and early 80s about a spur of the moment jaunt to Times Square with your special someone to ring in the New Year.

“Come What May” and “Traveling Light” talk about our path in the world, what really matters and to stop and marvel in it.

And finally ”See You Soon” is dedicated to my future son. It even has a secret code written into the melodies!

I’ve enlisted the amazing talents of Grammy-winning producer/engineer John Paterno (Robbie Williams, The Thrills, Bonnie Raitt, Tim McGraw & Badly Drawn Boy) for mixing and mastering.

Twelve songs into two halves: Sparks and Afterglow; “Sparks” are catchy rock tunes ranging from alt country, psychedelic to powerpop. “Afterglow” is an unexpected collection of electropop and EDM, both celebratory (“New Year’s Tonight") and meditative (“Traveling Light”). As a bonus, there’s a rock cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds.” 
Liberation is one of the central themes that run through the album, whether it's the tongue-in-cheek humor of "Snuggies" and "Shipwrecked (Part 1 and 2)" or the meditative "Talk Without a Word" and "Reverie."
 
This album evolved from my desire to accomplish something I've been putting off for way too long. I guess you could say that life got in the way and imagining myself accomplish this goal compelled me to do it. I had to record this album. 

I made a couple of decisions early on that would steer its creation: I wanted to produce it in my apartment and not in a studio while the clock was ominously ticking; and I wanted to be as self-reliant as possible in recording it so that it's an accurate reflection of who I am as a person.
 
The songs run the gamut of emotions: the sadness of someone leaving, the humdrum routine of an office job, losing a big hand in poker, the beauty of the world around us, and the most important thing in life, other people, since happiness is only real when shared.
 
Without being melodramatic, this album is the culmination all of the joy, frustration, accomplishments, setbacks, victories, and defeats I've experienced in the 13 years I've been making music. It's a long-overdue project and I can't wait to make it real by sharing it with you.

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