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Sparks is an American pop and rock duo formed by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals) in Los Angeles. The duo is noted for their quirky approach to songwriting; [1] their music is often accompanied by sophisticated and acerbic lyrics—often about women, and sometimes containing literary or cinematic references [2] —and an idiosyncratic, theatrical stage presence, typified by ...
Ronald David Mael was born on August 12, 1945, in Culver City, California.The Mael brothers grew up in Pacific Palisades – an affluent beach neighbourhood of Los Angeles – with their father, Meyer Mael, [4] [5] who was a graphic designer and caricaturist for the Hollywood Citizen-News, [6] [7] and their mother, Miriam (née Moskowitz), a librarian.
"Beat the Clock" is a 1979 song by the American pop and rock duo Sparks. Produced by famed disco producer Giorgio Moroder, it was released as the fourth single from the band's eighth studio album No. 1 in Heaven. The song peaked at number 10 in August 1979 and spent six weeks in the UK Singles Chart. [1]
The following is a comprehensive discography of Sparks, an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), initially under the name Halfnelson.
The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte is the 25th studio album by American rock group Sparks, released through Island Records on May 26, 2023, their first release through the label since 1976. [8]
The song's music video features Sparks on board an animated 'BBC ship'. It was directed by Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Deygas, who were also responsible for the video's animation. [3] In 2024, to mark the 30th anniversary of the parent album, the original music video was released in HD on the band's YouTube channel.
Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe is an album by American rock/pop group Sparks, released in March 2013.It is their first ever live album, and first double CD album. In October 2012, Ron and Russell Mael embarked on the Two Hands, One Mouth Tour, which saw them performing for the first time ever as a duo, with no band.
Angst in My Pants is the eleventh studio album by American pop and rock band Sparks.The album was released in 1982 by Atlantic Records in both the US and UK, and this was the sixth overall label that the band was signed to in the US, and, for the first time since the mid-1970s, the band would be signed to the same label in both the US and UK for three consecutive studio albums.