Imperishable SPARKS Brothers Released Their 28th (!) LP Today – ‘MAD!’ Stuff
23 May 2025
The brothers Ron (79) and Russell Mael (76), known to the world as SPARKS
are around since 1966. Yes, that’s 59 years and no sign of retirement. Music
is the dominant element in their DNA. They can’t stop.
They released their 28th (!) album, named MAD! today.
The bros say “Our mantra since 1972, amplified in 2025”.
Press Info: “Most acts, by their seventh decade in the biz, would have slowed to a crawl, creakily playing their past hits on the heritage circuit and releasing nothing more than the occasional Greatest Hits collection. This is not the case for Sparks, who have triumphantly returned yet again, proving their resilience and relevance in a modern world with a fresh record and summer world tour to accompany it.”
MOJO Magazine: “Pop’s rainbow would be significantly less colourful without Sparks. Sibling rivalry’s cooperative and prolific inverse, Ron and Russell continue to concoct songs that are distinctively, resolutely Mael. On MAD!, synth-pop, art-rock and a programmed Shostakovich vibe (see paean to Californian interstate highway I-405 Rules) all feed into their skewed, self-contained universe, the arrangements as unpredictable as the subject matter.”
TUTV: Hats off to these imperishable bros stars. After all these years they’te still an entertaining force with their glam and glitter tunes. Synth-pop at its fun best. No arty
farty stuff, the Maels do it straight up and with the dash and bash of young bands.
Hail hail Sparks.
Singles: My Devotion / Downed In A Sea Of Tears / JanSport Backpack / Do Things My Own Way
– DO THINGS MY OWN WAY –
– JANSPORT BACKPACK –
– DROWNED IN A SEA OF TEARS –
– MY DEVOTION –
ALBUM
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TOUR
