Sparks
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1968 in Los Angeles, California, United States
- Active: 1968 - present
Biography
Sparks is an American pop and rock duo from Los Angeles formed by brothers Ron Mael, on keyboards, and Russell Mael, on vocals. They began in 1968 as Halfnelson before adopting the name Sparks, and first found success in Britain with 'Kimono My House' in 1974 and its hit single 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us'. Working with producer *Giorgio Moroder*, they reinvented themselves as an electronic duo on 'No. 1 in Heaven' in 1979. Their catalogue spans more than twenty-five studio albums, including 'Lil' Beethoven' in 2002, and Edgar Wright's 2021 documentary 'The Sparks Brothers' introduced them to a new audience.
Genres
Sparks Discography
- A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing (1973) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- Propaganda (1974) - Album - rated 3.94/5
- Kimono My House (1974) - Album - rated 4.2/5
- Indiscreet (1975) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Big Beat (1976) - Album - rated 3.11/5
- Introducing Sparks (1977) - Album - rated 2.99/5
- â„– 1 in Heaven (1979) - Album - rated 4.12/5
- Terminal Jive (1980) - Album - rated 2.89/5
- Whomp That Sucker (1981) - Album - rated 3.23/5
- Angst in My Pants (1982) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- In Outer Space (1983) - Album - rated 3.13/5
- Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat (1984) - Album - rated 2.47/5
- Music That You Can Dance To (1986) - Album - rated 2.48/5
- Interior Design (1988) - Album - rated 2.34/5
- Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins (1994) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- Plagiarism (1997) - Album - rated 3.12/5
- Balls (2000) - Album - rated 2.89/5
- The Best of Sparks (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.79/5
- Lil' Beethoven (2002) - Album - rated 4/5
- This Album's Big Enough... The Best of Sparks (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.63/5
- Hello Young Lovers (2006) - Album - rated 2.92/5
- Exotic Creatures of the Deep (2008) - Album - rated 3.45/5
- The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman (2009) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- Hippopotamus (2017) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip (2020) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte (2023) - Album - rated 2.56/5
- MAD! (2025) - Album - rated 3.03/5
- Sparks Live on the Moon (2026) - Album - rated 3.25/5
Members
- Russell Mael - lead vocals (1968–Present)
- Ron Mael - keyboards, piano, synthesizer (1968–Present)
- Earle Mankey - guitar, vocals (1968–1973)
- Jim Mankey - bass (1968–1973)
- Harley Feinstein - drums (1968–1973)
- Dinky Diamond - drums, percussion (1973–1975)
- Trevor White - guitar (1974–1975)
- Ian Hampton - bass (1974–1975)