Sparks Release Their 26th album, ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’
Powerhouse sibling duo, Sparks has released their monumental 26th album, ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’. With the brothers, Ron and Russel Mael’s, career spanning almost 50 years they have more than a handful of hits under their belt the duo has also inspired multiple genres of music such as Joy Division, Sonic Youth and Depeche Mode. Sparks were involved as screenwriters and composers for the musical ‘Annette’, directed by Leos Carax and starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, ‘Annette’ premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The track "So May We Start" was accompanied by a video featuring the band with Driver and Cotillard.
With the mention of performing along big names, Sparks released their music video for the title track ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’ which stars Academy Award winner, Cate Blanchett. The tune starts telling the story of a woman who seems to be experiencing a sort of rut in her life, ordering a coffee, sitting in the cafe and going about her normal day. The story also includes that not only is the woman feeling this emotional but that everyone has at one point in time felt bored by their normal routine.
Sparks is now on tour in the US through July JUNE2 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Barcelona *4 – Nimes, France – La Paloma5 – Marseille, France – Espace Julien8 – Madrid, Spain – Primavera Sound Madrid *10 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound Porto *13 – Paris, France – Le Grand Rex14 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal16 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Store Vega18 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom20 – Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royal22 – Wolverhampton, UK – The Civic at The Halls27 – New York, NY, USA – Beacon Theatre28 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Keswick Theatre30 – Washington, DC, USA – Lincoln Theatre
JULY1 – Boston, MA, USA – The Wilbur 3 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Danforth Music Hall5 – Chicago, IL, USA – Copernicus Center6 – Milwaukee, WI, USA – Pabst Theater8 – Kansas City, MO, USA – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland9 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater12 – Dallas, TX, USA – Texas Theatre13 – Austin, TX, USA – ACL Live at the Moody Theatre16 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Hollywood Bowl †22 - Tokyo, Japan - duo Music Exchange24 – Osaka, Japan – Namba Hatch25 – Tokyo, Japan – Line Cube Shibuya* Festival Appearance† w/ Special Guests They Might Be Giants‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’ is streaming everywhere nowTracklisti:The Girl Is Crying In Her LatteVeronica LakeNothing Is As Good As They Say It IsEscalatorThe Mona Lisa's Packing, Leaving Late TonightYou Were Meant For MeNot That Well-DefinedWe Go DancingWhen You LeaveTake Me For A RideIt's Sunny TodayA Love StoryIt Doesn't Have To Be That WayGee, That Was Fun