Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russell and Ron Mael of Sparks. (Credit: Gems/Redferns) Your average cult band might make a handful of great, overlooked albums, ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. “When we did our first album with Todd Rundgren [for 1972’s Sparks], he ...

Sparks (brothers Ron and Russell Mael) are releasing a new album, MAD!, on May 23 via Transgressive. Now they have shared the album’s third single, “Drowned in a Sea of Tears,” and announced some new ...

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Earlier this year, the pop duo Sparks, the 50+ year project of brothers Ron and Russel Mael, released their “undeniably triumphant” 28th studio album, MAD! It’s another fine collection of offbeat ...

North America will be “Mad!” about the boys when Sparks embarks on a U.S. and Canada tour this summer, which the duo is announcing today on the heels of previously announced overseas dates for 2025.