Sparks announce new album and share new song ‘Self-Effacing’announce new album and share new song ‘Self-Effacing’

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

Sparks announce new album and share new song ‘Self-Effacing’ ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ released May 15th 2020 on BMG Pre-order HERE