"The first time Ron and Russell Mael saw San Francisco, they were wide-eyed kids from L.A. Their parents brought them north as tourists, and the city immediately lodged itself in their imaginations: cable cars rattling up hills, the painted lanterns of Chinatown, and the seemingly impossible geometry of the Golden Gate Bridge. Years later, it was San Francisco on the silver screen-Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai, Hitchcock's Vertigo-that deepened its mystique for the brothers who would become Sparks."
"MAD!, the band's 28th studio album, issued last spring on Transgressive Records, pores over modern texture-tattoos, branded backpacks, the social choreography of small talk-with Ron's sly lyricism. "Running Up A Tab At The Hotel For The Fab" signals Anna Delvey-style deception, asking, "Will you visit me in Rykers?" Lead single "Do Things My Own Way" drops a perfectly Maelian snapshot-"Howard Hughes in Jordan 2s"-while doubling as a manifesto. Across the tracklist, MAD! threads familiar Sparks motifs into fresh shapes."
Ron and Russell Mael first encountered San Francisco as children from L.A., captivated by cable cars, Chinatown lanterns, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Film portrayals such as The Lady from Shanghai and Vertigo later intensified that fascination. Sparks schedule a MAD! Tour stop at the Golden Gate Theatre on September 27. MAD!, the band's 28th studio album, explores modern cultural textures and the social choreography of small talk with Ron's sly lyricism. Tracks like "Running Up A Tab At The Hotel For The Fab" dramatize Anna Delvey–style deception, while "Do Things My Own Way" functions as a Maelian snapshot and manifesto.
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