The new album is out May 23, via Transgressive, and includes today’s new single, “JanSport Backpack,” a quirky pop track about fading love as remembered through a faithful, but worn-down ...

Sparks have shared the latest single from their upcoming album ‘MAD!’ in the form of ‘JanSport Backpack’ – check it out below.

Feb 25, 2025 By Mark Redfern Photography by Munachi Osegbu. Sparks (brothers Ron and Russell Mael) previously announced a new album, MAD!, but now they have confirmed the album’s details and released ...

Sparks announced their 2025 'Mad! ... The Mael brothers have released three singles — “Drowned In A Sea Of Tears,” “JanSport Backpack” and “Do Things My Own Way.” ...

A track very much seated in the current zeitgeist, in the wake of the forest fires that swept California last year, and one that nudgingly defies any notion of Sparks as abstract and distanced.

“Drowned in a Sea of Tears” is the third preview from Mad!, due out May 23 via Transgressive Records, following first single “Do Things My Own Way” and “JanSport Backpack.” Sparks also ...

Last month, Sparks shared the new song “Do Things My Own Way” and announced that they’d soon be releasing a new album called Mad! Now, brothers Ron and Russell Mael have revealed the details ...

Listen to “JanSport Backpack” below. In addition to being the subject of Edgar Wright’s 2021 music doc The Sparks Brothers , Sparks’ last effort was 2023’s The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte .

Sparks’ Ron and Russell Mael, photo by Munachi Osegbu. ... 02 JanSport Backpack 03 Hit Me, Baby 04 Running Up a Tab at the Hotel for the Fab 05 My Devotion 06 Don’t Dog It ...

MAD! 1. Do Things My Own Way 2. JanSport Backpack 3. Hit Me, Baby 4. Running Up A Tab At The Hotel For The Fab 5. My Devotion 6. Don’t Dog It 7. In Daylight ...

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