8.5
Avg Score
5
Opinions
#1,369
All Time
14
Tracks
“Almost half a century after their 1974 breakthrough, Kimono My House, marked their arrival on Island Records, Ron and Russell Mael return to the label for their 26th album. But The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte is far from an exercise in backwards-looking nostalgia or a rehash of former glories. In fact, it’s an utter joy, one gloriously artful pop banger overflowing with clever ideas following anot”
“Based on the sheer amount of culture-shifting sound they’ve ignited, it’s astonishing Sparks still have the reputation of ‘unsung heroes’. It’s been over half a century since brothers Ron and Russel Mael started making music together in Los Angeles as UCLA film students, recording their first tracks under the name Halfnelson in the late ‘60s. Despite coming up amid The Doors and The Beach Boys pla”
“On The Girl is Crying in Her Latte Sparks aim to leave no room for boredom”
“The Mael brothers are riding high. Their 26th album strikes the ideal Sparksian balance of madcap melody, labyrinthine arrangement, and stinging social satire.”
