Earlier this year, the pop duo Sparks, the 50+ year project of brothers Ron and Russel Mael, released their “undeniably triumphant” 28th studio album, MAD! It's another fine collection of offbeat synth-driven tunes with funny lyrics about the idiosyncrasies of human behavior.

The group emerged as a musical force in the 1970s when the glammy "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" became a hit and has never gone out of fashion. Extremely prolific, the band has released eight new studio albums in the last 20 years. It's also put out a radio opera, formed a side-project (the Franz Ferdinand collaboration FFS), released a live album, written a film musical (2021's Annette ) and delivered several compilations.

Edgar Wright’s 2021 documentary film, The Sparks Brothers , helped reigni

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