Sparks
American rock and pop band
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| 2025 | Sparks released music video "Do Things My Own Way" directed by Ambar Navarro |
| 2025 | Sparks released music video "Drowned In A Sea Of Tears" directed by Ambar Navarro |
| 2025 | Sparks planned to release the music video 'Do Things My Own Way' directed by Ambar Navarro. |
| 2025 | Planned release of 'MAD!' album. |
| 2024 | Contributed 'Don't Go Away' with Max Richter for the Spaceman movie, 'All That' for Sign Here (Firma aquí), and 'All You Ever Think About Is Sex' for The Decameron. |
| 2024 | Released 'Annette: The Original 2013 Recordings' album. |
| October 17 2024 | Received Outstanding Contribution to Music at the AIM Independent Music Awards and announced signing to Transgressive Records for their upcoming album 'MAD!'. |
| September 9 2024 | Confirmed collaboration with John Woo on a 'half-musical' project. |
| 2023 | Sparks released two music videos: 'The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte' directed by Richie Starzec and the band, and 'Escalator' directed by Paul Trewartha and the band. |
| 2023 | Featured 'Angst In My Pants' in the Yellowjackets TV series. |
| 2023 | Performed world tour including shows at the Royal Albert Hall, Glastonbury Festival, Hollywood Bowl, and Sydney Opera House. |
| May 26 2023 | Released their latest album 'The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte' via Island Records, which entered the UK Albums Chart at no. 7. |
| March 3 2023 | Released music video for 'The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte' featuring actress Cate Blanchett. |
| January 2023 | Re-signed to Island Records. |
| 2022 | Sparks were featured in the documentary film 'The Sparks Brothers', highlighting their musical legacy and artistic journey. |
| 2022 | Performed North American and European spring tours, followed by festival dates in the US and Japan. |
| 2022 | Received a César Award for best original music for 'Annette' at the 2022 Césars ceremony. |
| March 2022 | Sparks released the soundtrack album 'The Sparks Brothers', which was published by Waxwork Records. |
| February 2022 | Performed two sold-out shows at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, their first full concerts since 2018. |
| 2021 | Recorded 'Your Fandango' with Todd Rundgren. |
| 2021 | Featured in the documentary 'The Sparks Brothers' directed by Edgar Wright. |
| 2021 | Involved in two films: wrote all songs for Leos Carax's musical film 'Annette' (winning the César Award for Best Original Music) and featured in Edgar Wright's documentary 'The Sparks Brothers'. |
| July 3 2021 | Sparks released the soundtrack album 'Annette', which was published by Milan Records and charted in multiple countries including Belgium (68), France (90), Germany (72), and Scotland (32). |
| 2020 | Sparks released multiple music videos including 'One For The Ages' directed by Chintis Lundgren, 'Lawnmower' directed by Ron & Russell Mael, 'The Existential Threat' directed by Cyriak Harris, and 'iPhone'. |
| 2020 | Sparks released four singles from their album 'A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip': 'Self-Effacing', 'I'm Toast', 'One for the Ages', and 'Lawnmower' |
| May 2020 | Sparks released their album 'A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip' in digital form, with physical release delayed to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 2020 | Released single 'I'm Toast' from the 'A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip' album. |
| February 2020 | Released single 'Self-Effacing' from the 'A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip' album. |
| 2019 | Most recent CD re-issue released on the Dutch record label Music On CD. |
| 2019 | Sparks released the single 'Please Don't Fuck Up My World' from their album 'A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip' |
| 2019 | Released 'Past Tense – The Best of Sparks' through BMG Rights Management UK, charting at SC #23 and UK #73. |
| 2019 | Collaborated with French artist Sebastian on the track 'Handcuffed to a Parking Meter' from his album 'Thirst'. |
| 2018 | Provided 'Beat the Clock' for the A Futile and Stupid Gesture film. |
| 2018 | Sparks released a Record Store Day exclusive single 'You Earned The Right To Be A Dick' on a Hippopotamus shaped disc |
| 2018 | Released 'The Best & The Rest Of The Island Years 74-78', a limited edition remastered red translucent vinyl LP through Island Records. |
| 2017 | The Mael Brothers announced a shift from a live-action to an animated feature film adaptation of 'The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman', collaborating with director Joseph Wallace. |
| September 2017 | Released their 23rd studio album 'Hippopotamus', which peaked at number 7 in the UK Albums Chart, and launched a full band tour starting in Copenhagen. |
| 2015 | Contributed 'Tryouts for the Human Race' to The Overnight movie and the TV series Master of None. |
| June 2015 | Released the collaborative album 'FFS' with Franz Ferdinand, produced by John Congleton, and promoted it with appearances on Later with Jools Holland and at Glastonbury Festival. |
| June 9 2015 | Sparks releases 'FFS' in collaboration, reaching multiple European charts. |
| February 14 2015 | Performed 'Kimono My House' album at the United Artists Theatre in Los Angeles, with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand joining for a duet. |
| December 19 2014 | Celebrated the 40th Anniversary of 'Kimono My House' with a full album performance at the Barbican Centre in London, backed by the 35-piece Heritage Orchestra. |
| 2013 | Featured 'The Number One Song in Heaven' in the Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa film soundtrack. |
| 2013 | Released 'New Music for Amnesiacs: The Essential Collection' through Lil Beethoven Records. |
| 2013 | Original recordings for the film 'Annette' are created, later to be released as an album in 2024. |
| 2013 | Sparks released their first live album, 'Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe', recorded from their duo tour. |
| 2012 | Produced Gemma Ray's cover versions of Sparks songs 'How Do I Get to Carnegie Hall' and 'Eaten by the Monster of Love'. |
| 2012 | Released three mix collections: 'Shortcuts – The 7inch Mixes (1979-1984)', 'Extended – The 12inch Mixes (1979-1984)', and 'Real Extended: The 12 inch Mixes (1979 - 1984)'. |
| 2012 | Synth-pop duo Spray released the song 'Sparks Called and They Want Their Ideas Back', paying homage to Sparks' musical influence. |
| October 2012 | Ron and Russell performed their first-ever duo tour, 'Two Hands One Mouth', beginning in Lithuania and touring through Europe, Japan, and the US, including two Coachella Festival performances. |
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