“With A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP, Sparks have drawn on the many styles and many great moments in a multi-faceted career that began in their native Los Angeles in 1967, while retaining the unique identity. Whatever style they embrace, and they have embraced most – pop, rock, New Wave, synth-pop, disco, dance, electro, orchestral, opera – they always remain ineffably, irrefutably, inescapably, undeniably Sparks.”
– LouderThanWar
“No band should by rights sound as sharp, melodic and funny more than 50 years into their career. But Sparks are no ordinary band.”
– Q
“Sparks remain deftly untouchable” 9/10
– LineofBestFit
“The Picassos of art rock.”
– Associated Press
“a work of genius”
– 9/10 Clash
“A masterclass”
– Northern Transmissions
“They’ve done it again”
– ***** Record Collector
“Sparks. Only Sparks.”
– **** FT
Uncut 9/10 Mojo **** Q **** The Times **** Independent **** Daily Mirror **** Daily Telegraph ****
This next year should also see the eagerly awaited premiere of the musical Annette, the first English-language film from groundbreaking French director Leos Carax (Holy Motors, Pola X), written by Ron and Russell Mael and starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard. In addition, director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver) is putting the finishing touches to his as-yet-untitled Sparks documentary, a long-in-the-making feature-length film celebrating this singular band.