Sparks Refuse to Sit on Their Laurels with ‘Mad!’
Sparks maintain a sophistication that stands up with older work, complete with a production sheen, giving their idiosyncratic backdrop a contemporary flavor.
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Sundance 2021: Edgar Wright’s Quirky ‘The Sparks Brothers’
Using collage, clay animation, and 2D anime-style art with traditional archival footage and modern black-and-white interviews, Edgar Wright tries to capture the Sparks as a "Hollywood" band with an obsession for European visual art.
Sparks Still Ignite with ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’
After nearly 50 years and two dozen albums, Sparks continue their reign of resonantly quirky art pop-rock delights on A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip.
Expect the Unexpected: A Conversation with Sparks
For nearly half a century (and a new album to boot), the Mael brothers Ron and Russell have been confounding listeners' expectations with their ever-changing, stylistically broad brand of artfully rendered pop.
Angels, Sparks, Flashdance: Frank DiMino Returns With ‘Old Habits Die Hard’
The voice of Angel, Frank DiMino, offers first solo release, reflects on the power of song.
Sparks – “The Final Derriere” (Singles Going Steady)
This is a freaking brilliant video matched by an impressively sublime song.
FFS: FFS
Virtually every song on FFS unfolds with boundless energy and hooks aplenty. It could almost be called “zany”, but these songs are a little too poignant for that.
FFS – “Piss Off” (video)
Franz Ferdinand and Sparks have merged forces for the FFS album releasing today (our review comes tomorrow).