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May 30, 2023There’s not a weak song here. A genuine pleasure to listen to.
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May 25, 2023The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte is another funny, sad, clever, stupid, artful, basic, beautiful journey into Sparks’ peculiarly well-crafted universe, resistant to external gridding, and a spectacular example of one of music’s most beguiling and bewildering bands.
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May 23, 2023To say it sounds like another great Sparks set might be damning it with faint praise.
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May 26, 2023As determinedly quirky as its title, The Girl is Crying In Her Latte is a very strong collection of vintage Sparks moods, plus a few new left-field twists. [Jul 2023, p.84]
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May 26, 2023Only Ron and Russell Mael could have made this album, and while they've always done what they needed and wanted to do as artists, it's extra satisfying that this peak in their popularity coincides with music this vibrantly engaging.
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May 26, 2023‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’ is a reminder that even now, Sparks are completely content with boldly going first, taking their music into ambitious territory no one else has been before, making it easier for other acts to (hopefully) follow suit.
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May 23, 2023Although The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte might not be quite equal joyous recent peak Lil’ Beethoven, it’s impressive that, on their 26th album, Sparks are incorporating new sounds and concepts, whilst still sounding exactly like themselves.
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May 23, 2023AI could never replicate the unique balance between deranged imagination and supreme sanity that is the mark of a great Sparks record like this.
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The WireMay 22, 2023This album feels more urgent and defiant than its predecessor. [Jun 2023, p.49]
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May 22, 2023Ron Mael's lyrics are elegiac, witty and forensically detailed; Russel Mael delivers them exquisitely and they specialise in ear worms. [Jul 2023, p.82]
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UncutMay 22, 2023As always they are best when singing of brief encounters and regret. [Jun 2023, p.36]
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May 30, 2023If The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte reaffirms Sparks’ status as rock’s most reliable fabulists, the album’s grand finale brings forth an uncharacteristic introspection.
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May 22, 2023Far from dipping into past glories, the Mael brothers continue their storied run on a stylish, impactful record that illuminates their continued engagement with the wonder of the pop song.
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