On September 8, 2017, “The End” and “BMG” labels released “Hippopotamus”, the twenty third Sparks studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sparks Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
Personnel:
- Russell Mael– vocals, engineer, mixing
- Ron Mael– keyboards, programming, orchestrations, mixing
- Dean Menta– guitars
- Steven Nistor– drums
- Leos Carax– vocals, accordion
- Rebecca Sjöwall– vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
- Probably Nothing
- Missionary Position
- Edith Piaf(Said It Better Than Me)
- Scandinavian Design
- Giddy Giddy
- What the Hell Is It This Time?
- Unaware
- Hippopotamus
- Bumme
- I Wish You Were Fun
- So Tell Me LincolnAside from That How Was the Play?
- When You’re a French Director
- The Amazing Mr. Repeat
- A Little Bit Like Fun
- Life with the Macbeths
