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Sparks: The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

On May 26, 2023, “Island” label released “The Girl is Crying in Her Latte”, the 25th Sparks studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Sparks” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – vocals, engineering, mixing
  • Ron Mael – keyboards, programming, string arrangements
  • Evan Weiss – guitars
  • Eli Pearl – guitars
  • Max Whipple – bass
  • Steven Nistor – drums
  • Nathan Kelly – orchestral arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron and Russell Mael.

  1. The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte
  2. Veronica Lake
  3. Nothing Is as Good as They Say It Is
  4. Escalator
  5. The Mona Lisa’s Packing, Leaving Late Tonight
  6. You Were Meant for Me
  7. Not That Well-Defined
  8. We Go Dancing
  9. When You Leave
  10. Take Me for a Ride
  11. It’s Sunny Today
  12. A Love Story
  13. It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way
  14. Gee, That Was Fun

Sparks: A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip

On May 15, 2020, “BMG Rights Management” label released “A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip”, the 24th Sparks studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Sparks” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russell Maell and Ron Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Ron Mael – keyboards, programming
  • Evan Weiss – guitars
  • Eli Pearl – guitars
  • Patrick Kelly – bass
  • Steven Nistor – drums
  • Ryan Parrish – saxophone
  • Alex Casnoff – additional keyboards
  • Coldwater Canyon Youth Choir – additional vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Russell Mael and Ron Mael.

  1. All That
  2. I’m Toast
  3. Lawnmower
  4. Sainthood Is Not in Your Future
  5. Pacific Standard Time
  6. Stravinsky’ Only Hit
  7. Let Out in the Cold
  8. Self-Effacing
  9. One for the Ages
  10. Onomato Pia
  11. iPhone
  12. The Existential Threat
  13. Nothing Travels Faster Than the Speed of Light
  14. Please Don’t Fuck Up My World