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Sparks have shared the first single and title track of their forthcoming album, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte. An official music video starring Cate Blanchett will premiere on…
Sparks return to Island Records for new album The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte
Sparks have announced that they are to return to Island Records, the label that released their breakthrough record Kimono My House in 1974, for their 26th album, The Girl Is…
Sparks interview: “We just like doing pop music”
In 2017, Sparks returned with yet another album of brilliantly bonkers pop – Hippopotamus. That year, we talked to them about David Bowie’s artful demise, walking in parks with Brian…
Sparks share 2023 live Royal Albert Hall dates
Sparks have announced two live shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 May 2023. Having recently teased both a new album and tour for 2023,…
Sparks – 21st Century Sparks Collection review
A welcome invitation to reassess the oft-neglected but ingenious back catalogue amassed by the dynamic duo during this century’s first decade Given Edgar Wright’s documentary The Sparks Brothers and their…
Making Sparks: No.1 In Heaven
With Sparks: No.1 In Heaven, Ron and Russell Mael delivered an album which, while not performing well commercially, would prove one of their most influential records… By Mark Lindores A…
Sparks and Todd Rundgren reteam for Your Fandango
Fifty years ago Todd Rundgren produced Sparks’ debut album, Halfnelson, and now the singer and band are reuniting for the song Your Fandango, the third single from Rundgren’s forthcoming Space…
Sparks: Brothers Of Invention
We delve into the Classic Pop archives for this 2020 interview with Russell and Ron Mael, as they talked about their then-latest album, A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip… For a…
Edgar Wright shares first glimpse of The Sparks Brothers
Edgar Wright has unveiled the first trailer for his hotly-anticipated documentary about Sparks, title The Sparks Brothers. The feature-length documentary has been a labour of love for long-time Sparks fan…
Sparks reschedule European tour to next year with added date
Sparks have rescheduled their European tour to May and June 2021 with an added Bexhill date It’s been an exciting year for Sparks fans, with brand new studio album A Steady…