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Artist:Sparks
Title:The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte
Label:  Island
Country:Europe
Date:26 May 2023
Catalogue:5508977
Barcode:602455089779
Format:CD Album
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Community: 1 Owns
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TrackArtistTitleComposerRating
01SparksThe Girl Is Crying In Her LatteRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
02SparksVeronica LakeRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
03SparksNothing Is As Good As They Say It IsRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
04SparksEscalatorRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
05SparksThe Mona Lisa's Packing, Leaving Late TonightRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
06SparksYou Were Meant For MeRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
07SparksNot That Well-DefinedRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
08SparksWe Go DancingRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
09SparksWhen You LeaveRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
10SparksTake Me For A RideRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
11SparksIt's Sunny TodayRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
12SparksA Love StoryRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
13SparksIt Doesn't Have To Be That WayRon Mael, Russell MaelRate
14SparksGee, That Was FunRon Mael, Russell MaelRate


Notes

Produced by Ron Mael & Russell Mael.

Digisleeve with 12-page lyrics booklet.

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TheJudge
24th Jun 2023
 Escalator:



Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is:



We Go Dancing:

 
 
TheJudge
24th Jun 2023
 Review
Although not quite as consistently outstanding as their previous two albums (Hippopotamus and A Steady Drip Drip Drip), there is still much to acclaim from these veteran funsters. They have once again taken a variety of influences and genres - Escalator is reminiscent of Kraftwerk circa 1973-77 for example, or perhaps the stuff Daniel Miller released on Mute at the end of that same decade - and melded them into their own style.

That style includes, of course, their ability to write near-perfect pop tunes allied to lyrics seeing the world from a very particular viewpoint (Nothing Is As Good... being the prime example here) and also producing the odd flash of the astonishing, such as We Go Dancing, where satirical lyrics are combined with music which at the same time is reminiscent of 20th century orchestral music and provides the creepiest earworm I think I've ever encountered. A fine album.

4/5

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