EVERCLEAR Announces ‘Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Remastered Deluxe Edition’ Out October 31st

Everclear, one of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the ‘90s led by vocalist, guitarist and founder Art Alexakis, has announced the Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Remastered Deluxe Edition will be released on Friday, October 31st on double translucent kelly green vinyl and digital via Universal Music Group. The new, expanded edition of Everclear’s platinum-selling, major-label debut album, Sparkle and Fade, features all 14 original tracks, remastered by Brad Blackwood, plus a second record of bonus content pulled from the vault, featuring unreleased tracks, alternate versions of fan favorites, and original demos, as well as cover songs that were recorded around the same time as the original Sparkle and Fade sessions. Full track listing below. Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Remastered Deluxe Edition is available to pre-order – PRESS HERE.

Sparkle and Fade, which had a massive impact in 1995 with its chart-topping hit “Santa Monica,” has been hailed as “a must have for any fan of pop-punk” (Punknews) and “a tough, melodic set of gnarled post-punk hard rock” (AllMusic), with The Rolling Stone Album Guide declaring, “Sparkle and Fade was everything a radio-ready rock record should be: explosive, soul-searching, belligerent.”

Everclear – Art Alexakis (vocals, guitar), Davey French (guitar), Freddy Herrera (bass), Brian Nolan (drums) – is celebrating 30 years of Sparkle and Fade on the Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Tour. The 43-date headlining tour, featuring special guests Local H and Sponge, kicked off last week in Los Angeles and has already been selling out nightly. The Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Tour will cross the U.S. this fall until November 2nd. See below for full list of upcoming tour dates. Visit www.everclearmusic.com/tour for all details and to purchase tickets and VIP packages before they sell out.

Since forming in 1992, Everclear has enjoyed a lengthy career by any measure, spanning 11 studio releases, including four that have been certified Gold or Platinum, selling over 6 million records, and achieving 12 Top 40 Hit Singles on Mainstream Rock, Alternative, and Adult Top 40 radio, including “Santa Monica,” “Father of Mine,” “I Will Buy You A New Life,” “Wonderful” and “Everything To Everyone,” as well as numerous videos, thousands of shows, and various other accolades, including a 1998 Grammy nomination. The band’s 1993 debut album, World Of Noise, released on the Portland independent label Tim/Kerr Records, paired with their significant efforts to break into college radio and the buzz they’d created within the Portland music scene, attracted the attention of major labels, including Capitol Records, which signed the group soon after and released Sparkle and Fade. To celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary in 2022, Everclear reissued World Of Noise as a special remastered, deluxe edition, making the album available for the first time on digital streaming platforms with 6 bonus songs in addition to its original 12 tracks. Adding to the celebrations that year, Everclear released a commemorative anniversary video “Everclear – 30 Years Gone: A Retrospective,” hosted by former MTV VJ, current radio host and longtime friend Matt Pinfield – PRESS HERE to watch.

In 2023, Everclear released their first official live album, Live at The Whisky a Go Go, showcasing the band’s acclaimed and energetic live performance. The 17-track collection, available via Sunset Blvd Records, features the live recording of the Los Angeles show on Everclear’s 30th Anniversary Tour, showcasing the hits and hidden treasures from throughout the band’s extraordinary catalog as well as two new bonus studio tracks: “Sing Away,” a powerful single addressing teen suicide, and their 2022 politically-charged single “Year Of The Tiger.” Continuing to celebrate their acclaimed decades-long career and provide the band’s dedicated fanbase with long-awaited content, Everclear released their platinum-selling album Songs From An American Movie Vol. One on vinyl for the first time ever in 2024 via Intervention Records.

In addition to his thousands of Everclear performances over the band’s lengthy career, Alexakis released his first solo album, Sun Songs, in 2019. That same year, Alexakis revealed his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the age of 54 and has since donated one dollar from every ticket purchased for his performances to charities such as Sweet Relief Musicians Fund and National MS Society. The now 63-year-old shows no signs of slowing down and, more than three decades later, Everclear’s enduring legacy and ongoing appeal as a live band continues.

Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Remastered Deluxe Edition Track Listing

Disc 1 – Side 1

1. Electra Made Me Blind

2. Heroin Girl

3. You Make Me Feel Like A Whore

4. Santa Monica

5. Summerland

6. Strawberry

7. Heartspark Dollarsign

Disc 1 – Side 2

1. The Twistinside

2. Her Brand New Skin

3. Nehalem

4. Queen Of The Air

5. Pale Green Stars

6. Chemical Smile

7. My Sexual Life

Disc 2 – Side 1

1. Hateful

2. Rocket Tattoo

3. Annabella’s Song

4. Happy Hour

Disc 2 – Side 2

1. American Girl

2. Don’t Change

3. Sin City

4. Walk Don’t Run