Sparks share new song, "Veronica Lake"; lyric video streaming now

SPARKS SHARE NEW TRACK FROM UPCOMING 26TH STUDIO ALBUM, THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE   "VERONICA LAKE" AUDIO STREAMING NOW - LISTEN "VERONICA LAKE" LYRIC VIDEO STREAMING NOW - WATCH NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR BEGINS TUESDAY, JUNE 27  AT NEW YORK CITY’S BEACON THEATRE **MORE SHOWS ADDED IN FRANCE AND JAPAN** THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE ARRIVES FRIDAY, MAY 26 VIA ISLAND RECORDS

"The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte is a late-career masterpiece." – Record Collector (5 Stars) Sparks have shared "Veronica Lake," the second track from their hugely anticipated 26th studio album, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, due Friday, May 26 via Island Records. The song is available at all DSPs now and a companion lyric video is streaming via YouTube. This musical account of the actress Veronica Lake, and her peek-a-boo hairstyle, once again displays Sparks’ seemingly ceaseless ability to craft complete, intricately detailed stories within perfect three-minute pop masterpieces.   And they all do want to be Veronica Lake But that peek-a-boo-y hair, it’s a big mistake As the foreman has to yell, “put on the brake” Yet another girl caught, Veronica Lake LISTEN TO "VERONICA LAKE" WATCH THE "VERONICA LAKE" LYRIC VIDEO The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte was heralded last month with the release of its title track alongside an official music video featuring Cate Blanchett. The album also includes such instantly intriguing new musical vignettes as "Mona Lisa’s Packing, Leaving Late Tonight" and "Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is." Both characteristically timeless and unequivocally modern, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte once again affirms that, after more than a half-century making such masterpieces, Sparks remain inimitable, ingenious, and, as ever, utterly one of a kind. The album is described by Ron and Russell Mael as a record that is “as bold and uncompromising as anything we did back then or, for that matter, anytime throughout our career.” WATCH “THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO STARRING CATE BLANCHETT LISTEN TO “THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE” PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte marks Sparks’ first release on the venerable Island Records label in close to five decades, following such classics as 1974’s landmark Kimono My House, highlighted of course by the indelible hit single, “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us.” Described by Ron and Russell Mael as a record that is “as bold and uncompromising as anything we did back then, or for that matter, anytime throughout our career,” the album includes such instantly intriguing new musical vignettes as “Mona Lisa’s Packing, Leaving Late Tonight” and “Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is,” songs which once again display Sparks’ seemingly ceaseless ability to craft complete, intricately detailed stories within perfect three-and-a-half minute pop earworms. Sparks will celebrate The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte and much more with an extensive world tour that sees the band playing some of the biggest venues of their incredible career, with highlights including a pair of sold-out headline shows at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall (May 29 and 30). The North American leg of Sparks Tour 2023 gets underway Tuesday, June 27 at New York City’s Beacon Theatre and then culminates with the biggest headline show of Sparks’ more than fifty-year career, taking place Sunday, July 16 at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl in their beloved hometown of Los Angeles, CA. New shows in Nimes, Marseille and Tokyo have been added to the tour. All tickets are on sale now. For complete details and ticket information, please see allsparks.com/#tour. “We are thrilled to be back on tour again and to be able to share our joy with so many Sparks fans around the world,” said Sparks. “See you all soon! It’s a Sparks show, a Sparks show, a Sparks show tonight!” SPARKS TOUR 2023 MAY 23 – Oxford, UK – New Theatre Oxford 24 – Liverpool, UK – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 26 – Glasgow, UK – SEC Armadillo 27 – Manchester, UK – Bridgewater Hall  29 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall  30 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall  JUNE 2 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Barcelona * 4 – Nimes, France – La Paloma 5 – Marseille, France – Espace Julien 8 – Madrid, Spain – Primavera Sound Madrid * 10 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound Porto * 13 – Paris, France – Le Grand Rex 14 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal 16 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Store Vega 18 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom 20 – Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royal 22 – Wolverhampton, UK – The Civic at The Halls 27 – New York, NY, USA – Beacon Theatre 28 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Keswick Theatre 30 – Washington, DC, USA – Lincoln Theatre JULY 1 – Boston, MA, USA – The Wilbur  3 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Danforth Music Hall 5 – Chicago, IL, USA – Copernicus Center 6 – Milwaukee, WI, USA – Pabst Theater 8 – Kansas City, MO, USA – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland 9 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater 12 – Dallas, TX, USA – Texas Theatre 13 – Austin, TX, USA – ACL Live at the Moody Theatre 16 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Hollywood Bowl † 22 - Tokyo, Japan - duo Music Exchange 24 – Osaka, Japan – Namba Hatch 25 – Tokyo, Japan – Line Cube Shibuya * Festival Appearance † w/ Special Guests They Might Be Giants # # # SPARKS THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE (Island Records) Release Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Tracklisti: The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Veronica Lake Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is Escalator The Mona Lisa's Packing, Leaving Late Tonight You Were Meant For Me Not That Well-Defined We Go Dancing When You Leave Take Me For A Ride It's Sunny Today A Love Story It Doesn't Have To Be That Way Gee, That Was Fun # # # FORMATS INCLUDE LP, CLEAR LP, PICTURE DISC, CD, CASSETTE

# # # Levels of interest in the work of Sparks are at heights unsurpassed in their more than 50-year career, with the ultimate cult band now centerstage in the full beam of the spotlight.  Most people, with even a passing acquaintance with Sparks, will know the basics by now. How Californian brothers Ron and Russell Mael, both students at UCLA, began making music together in the late Sixties, originally under the name Halfnelson. How their Top Of The Pops debut with “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us” stunned a generation and nearly scored them a UK #1. How their career moved through many phases, including (but not limited to) art rock, glam, big band swing, electro-disco, new wave, and synthpop, taking in collaborations with Todd Rundgren, Les Rita Mitsouko, Tony Visconti, Franz Ferdinand, and Giorgio Moroder.  How keyboardist and songwriter Ron’s intricate staccato arrangements combine with the acrobatic vocals in which Russell delivers his brother’s always-on-point lyrics. How Ron’s stillness and stern, intimidating visage contrasts onstage with Russell’s hyperactivity. How their popularity has spiked unpredictably in different territories at different times: Britain, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Japan, and their homeland the United States. And how the influence of “the greatest band you’ve never heard of,” or “your favorite band’s favorite band,” has been recognized by successive generations of artists from Joy Division to Duran Duran to Depeche Mode to Bjork to Beck to The Darkness and beyond. Their influence on music cannot be overstated – as super-producer Jack Antonoff recently declared, “All pop music is re-arranged Sparks.” Now into their sixth decade of making music, Sparks have never been more relevant, with studio albums Hippopotamus (2017) and A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip (2020) both reaching #7 on the UK Official Albums Chart amidst global acclaim. Released in 2021, the lauded career-spanning documentary film The Sparks Brothers, directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver), brought an awareness of Sparks to parts they previously hadn’t reached. Sparks’ 2021 film musical Annette, directed by Leos Carax and starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, has been showered with awards, especially in France where the film won three Lumières Awards and five César Awards, including “Best Original Music” for Ron and Russell. In addition, the film’s “So May We Start” was shortlisted for “Best Original Song” at the 94th Academy Awards. Focus Features have recently announced plans to develop X-Crucior, a new musical epic written by Ron and Russell. # # # CONNECT WITH SPARKS: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YOUTUBE