Pioneering pop perennials Sparks – Ron and Russell Mael - lift the lid on their new album ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ with the release of ‘Self-Effacing’ in which the evergreen masters of the musical vignette show no loss of appetite for their singular sonic adventures. Listen to Self-Effacing HERE Or watch the video HERE
In the announcement video for the album the band also confirm the release (without providing any dates) of the Sparks-written musical feature film Annette, starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard and directed by Leos Carax (Holy Motors), and the currently-untitled Sparks documentary directed by Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Spaced).
A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip tracklisting
01. All That
02. I'm Toast
03. Lawnmower
04. Sainthood Is Not In Your Future
05. Pacific Standard Time
06. Stravinsky's Only Hit
07. Left Out In The Cold
08. Self-Effacing
09. One For The Ages
10. Onomato Pia
11. iPhone
12. The Existential Threat
13. Nothing Travel Faster Than The Speed Of Light
14. Please Don't Fuck Up My World
‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ will be available on multiple formats including CD, picture disc, and cassette. See for the full range HERE
2020 will also see Sparks and their band embarking on a short run of dates in October 2020, before an extended world tour in 2021.
October 2020 European tour dates
- Sunday 11, Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller Music Hall
- Monday 12, Sweden, Stockholm, Cirkus
- Wednesday 14, Denmark, Copenhagen, The Koncerthuset
- Thursday 15, Germany, Berlin, Metropol
- Saturday 17, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Paradiso
- Sunday 18, Belgium, Brussels, AB Flex
- Tuesday 20, France, Paris, Casino de Paris
- Wednesday 21, UK, London, Roundhouse
- Friday 23, UK, Manchester, Albert Hall (SOLD OUT)
- Saturday 24, UK, Glasgow, The Barrowland Ballroom
- Monday 26, UK, Belfast, Limelight Club
- Tuesday 27, IRE, Dublin, Vicar Street