
Part of the fun of hearing a new Sparks album in 2023 is realising just how deep their influence continues to run, whether through the meticulous theatricality of artists like Jack Antonoff (Fun., Bleachers) and Phoenix or the sheer overload of hyperpop. The imagery is still funny and immediate (the bored but overemotional protagonist of the title track, the baby trying to climb back into its mother’s womb on “Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is”), and the music wound so tightly it sounds like its buttons are about to pop off (“We Go Dancing”). And while the brotherly duo’s blend of bitter irony and wide-eyed novelty might’ve seemed misanthropic 50 years ago, now it sounds like a familiar prognosis: Just listen to “Gee, That Was Fun”, where an ever-swelling din of voices lists off all the other things they could’ve done instead of being with you before a lonely Russell Mael concedes he had a pretty good time after all.
Tracklisting
- 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
Apple Music
Videos
Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Official Video - Starring Cate Blanchett
More Videos
- Sparks - Veronica Lake Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is Lyric Video
- Sparks - Escalator Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - The Mona Lisas Packing Leaving Late Tonight Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - You Were Meant For Me Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - Not That Well Defined Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - We Go Dancing Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - When You Leave Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - Take Me For A Ride Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - Its Sunny Today Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - A Love Story Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - It Doesnt Have To Be That Way Official Lyric Video
- Sparks - Gee That Was Fun Official Lyric Video
Release Images
Release Information
Key | Value |
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Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Is_Crying_in_Her_Latte |
Format | Vinyl LP Album Limited Edition Picture Disc |
Label | Island Records |
Catalog Number | 5504002 |
Notes | Limited Edition Picture Disc. For a limited time signed prints were available to UK customers with the purchase of the LP from the Sparks webstore. Sticker on front of clear PVC sleeve with dust flap ‘Made in Germany’ sticker on back of clear sleeve |
Discogs URL | Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte |