Sparks releases new song; reveals album tracklisting

SPARKS REVEAL ALBUM TRACKLISTING AND SHARE NEW SONG, "SELF-EFFACING" A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP RELEASED MAY 15 2020 ON BMG

“These days, every new alternative and indie rock band that comes up owes a huge musical debt to the Maels.” -Forbes “…the Mael Brothers are proving that five decades into their careers the best may still be ahead of them” -Huck “Some of the most life-affirming and attention-grabbing pop singles of all time…Sparks lyrics reach the parts which other bands wouldn’t even think to explore.” -The Scotsman

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. A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip will be available on multiple formats including CD, picture disc, and cassette. LISTEN TO "SELF-EFFACING" PRE-ORDER A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP The track-listing for A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip -- which was recorded in Los Angeles -- reveals that the song, Please Don’t Fuck Up My World, released in December, also features on this new album.   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  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. Also due to be released are 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). October 2020 European tour dates: 11 - Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller Music Hall 12 - Sweden, Stockholm, Cirkus 14 - Denmark, Copenhagen, The Koncerthuset 15 - Germany, Berlin, Metropol            17 - Netherlands, Amsterdam, Paradiso 18 - Belgium, Brussels, AB Flex 20 - France, Paris, Casino de Paris 21 - UK, London, Roundhouse 23 - UK, Manchester, Albert Hall 24 - UK, Glasgow, The Barrowland Ballroom 26 - UK, Belfast, Limelight Club 27 - IRE, Dublin, Vicar Street # # #