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    THE SUBURBAN SPARK

    Aug 10, 2020 5 minutes
    WORDS BY MATT DORIA.

    Four years after dropping his aptly titled Americana record, Mark Lizotte (better known as Diesel) looks closer to home for inspiration on album no. 14: the sonically rich and searingly radiant Sunset Suburbia. The record itself builds on two EPs released throughout 2019 (both also sharing the same title) and shows a striking new side to the Perth-native blues rocker – one that Australian Guitar was graciously allowed to prod at for a hot minute!

    Suburbia is often represented as bland and domestic, which makes it an odd choice for a rock album; what is it about that setting and scenery you wanted to embrace?

    The heart and soul of my fascination is really in the song “Sunset Suburbia” itself. But you’re right – whenever the word ‘suburbia’

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