Sparks is the fourth studio album by English recording artist Imogen Heap. The album was released, via Megaphonic Records on 18 August 2014, in three editions: standard, deluxe 2 CD and super deluxe box set.

Sparks is a concept album. Each song that is related to a certain project has been released every three months. On 14 March 2011, Heap started work on a new record as fans sent in nearly 900 'sound seeds' (short mundane field recordings, e.g. a dishwasher door, a bicycle, a burning match). Heap stated that the procedure for the forthcoming album would be to produce tracks three-monthly, with each recorded over a fortnight and released with a video, successively, upon completion.

On 23 March 2011, Heap began referring to "Lifeline", which previously had the working title "#heapsong1". Five days later, on the 28th, the track was mastered during the morning and premiered worldwide that evening, with a live Tim Exile-remix, via Ustream. Two days later, on the 30th, a "Lifeline" digital download was released, via Heap's website and on-line retailers. Alongside the download a twelve-page "3DiCD - Streemliner" package was released, a 3D animated interactive CD incorporating images (predominantly crowdsourced), an instrumental version of "Lifeline", the "seeds and solos only" version and "heap speaks seeds and solos" (an 18-minute Heap commentary on how sounds and solos were used). The song is a tribute to victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

"Propeller Seeds" was recorded using 3D audio effects (headphone listening recommended) and was released 8 July 2011, on Megaphonic Records. "Neglected Space" incorporates concepts, characterisations and sounds, from a Clear Village outdoor laboratory, for the restoration of a walled garden in Bedfords Park, North East London, UK "Minds Without Fear" is a collaboration with musical direction duo Vishal–Shekhar and was the first song featured on the eponymous début episode of 2011 television series The Dewarists (Star World India, Fox). "Xizi She Knows" was recorded during Heap's six-week Autumn 2011 trip to Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, ending at West Lake.

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