Hippopotamus

by Sparks

Hippopotamus cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 September 2017
  • Label: BMG
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 55:16
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Dinky Diamond, Adrian Fisher, Trevor White, Martin Gordon, David Kendrick, Bob Haag, Dean Menta, Tammy Glover, Ian Hampton, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Leslie Bohem, Mike Piggott

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Approaching their fifth decade as a band, the eccentric Mael brothers return to a more traditional rock band format after years of minimalist electronic experiments. The album is incredibly theatrical and verbose, tackling absurd historical narratives and existential anxieties with their signature vaudevillian wit. It marked a massive critical and commercial resurgence, returning them to the UK Top 10 for the first time since 1974.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, death, existential, ageing, satirical

Tracklist

  1. Probably Nothing (1:21)
  2. Missionary Position (4:18)
  3. Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) (4:32)
  4. Scandinavian Design (4:10)
  5. Giddy Giddy (3:10)
  6. What The Hell Is It This Time? (4:03)
  7. Unaware (3:54)
  8. Hippopotamus (3:47)
  9. Bummer (3:58)
  10. I Wish You Were Fun (4:04)
  11. So Tell Me Mrs. Lincoln Aside from That How Was the Play? (4:00)
  12. When You're A French Director - feat. Leos Carax (2:45)
  13. The Amazing Mr. Repeat (2:59)
  14. A Little Bit Like Fun (3:57)
  15. Life with the Macbeths (4:12)

Credits

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