Sparks has been making music for more than half a century. They see no reason to retire

Sparks has been making music for more than half a century. They see no reason to retire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates, putting out dozens of records. But brothers Ron and Russell Mael — the duo behind the art-pop band Sparks — have no intention of retiring anytime…

Albums Of The Week: Sparks

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “If the world is a cafe, its ridiculous patrons babbling ridiculously all day long, then Ron Mael is the guy on his own in the corner that you don’t notice, quietly sipping his coffee. But he’s watching, listening, making notes. Those notes become songs for his band, the legendary Sparks, to […] The post Albums Of The Week: Sparks | Mad! appeared first on Tinnitist.

Sparks: MAD! - Spectrum Culture

With almost 30 albums under their complementary but not quite matching belts, Ron and Russell Mael show no sign of slowing down or stagnating. MAD! doesn’t surpass their recent works but neither does it repeat them; a plateau of sorts, perhaps, but an extraordinary one.