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.

1. Probably Nothing
2. Missionary Position
3. Edith Piaf(Said It Better Than Me)
4. Scandinavian Design
5. Giddy Giddy
6. What the Hell Is It This Time?
7. Unaware
8. Hippopotamus
9. Bumme
10. I Wish You Were Fun
11. So Tell Me  LincolnAside from That How Was the Play?
12. When You’re a French Director
13. The Amazing Mr. Repeat
14. A Little Bit Like Fun
15. Life with the Macbeths