Sparks releases new song; reveals album tracklisting
SPARKS REVEAL ALBUM TRACKLISTING AND SHARE NEW SONG,
“SELF-EFFACING”A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP
RELEASED MAY 15 2020 ON BMG
These days, every new alternative and indie rock band that comes upowes a huge musical debt to the Maels.”-Forbes“…the Mael Brothers are proving that five decades into their careers the best may still be ahead of them”-Huck“Some of the most life-affirming and attention-grabbing pop singles of all time…Sparks lyrics reach the parts which other bands wouldn’t even think to explore.”-The Scotsman
Pioneering pop perennials Sparks — Ron and Russell Mael — lift the lid on their new album, A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip, with the release of “Self-Effacing” in which the evergreen masters of the musical vignette show no loss of appetite for their singular sonic adventures. A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip will be available on multiple formats including CD, picture disc, and cassette.LISTEN TO “SELF-EFFACING”PRE-ORDER A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIPThe track-listing for A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip — which was recorded in Los Angeles — reveals that the song, Please Don’t Fuck Up My World, released in December, also features on this new album. A Steady Drip, Drip.
Drip tracklistin
:01 All That
02 I’m Toast
03 Lawnmower
04 Sainthood Is Not In Your Future
05 Pacific Standard Time
06 Stravinsky’s Only Hi
t07 Left Out In The Cold
08 Self-Effacing
09 One For The Ages
10 Onomato Pia
11 iPhone1
2 The Existential Threat
13 Nothing Travel Faster Than The Speed Of Light
14 Please Don’t Fuck Up My World
2020 will also see Sparks and their band embarking on a short run of dates in October 2020, before an extended world tour in 2021. Also due to be released are the Sparks-written musical feature film Annette, starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard and directed by Leos Carax (Holy Motors), and the currently-untitled Sparks documentary directed by Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Spaced).October 2020 European tour dates:11 – Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller Music Hall12 – Sweden, Stockholm, Cirkus14 – Denmark, Copenhagen, The Koncerthuset15 – Germany, Berlin, Metropol 17 – Netherlands, Amsterdam, Paradiso18 – Belgium, Brussels, AB Flex20 – France, Paris, Casino de Paris21 – UK, London, Roundhouse23 – UK, Manchester, Albert Hall24 – UK, Glasgow, The Barrowland Ballroom26 – UK, Belfast, Limelight Club27 – IRE, Dublin, Vicar Street
“SELF-EFFACING” LYRICS
I’m not the guy who says,“I’m the guy”Always been Self-EffacingI’m in the roomYou won’t see me soonAlways been Self-EffacingCompliments come butMy rule of thumb isUnder duress sayAll my success isAll due to them onThem I dependAnd I’m Self-EffacingAnd I’m Self-EffacingMy resume is dull and it’s grayAlways been Self-EffacingWant to be known as someone unknownAlways been Self-EffacingWhy can’t I pose, wear flashier clothes,Inflate who I am, a little flim flamReferring to me, I’m third person meAnd I’m Self-Effacing, and I’m Self-EffacingThank you, but I don’t merit your praiseThank you, but I don’t merit your gazeThank you, but I’m not up to the taskThank you, but I don’t know why you’ve askedAnd I’m Self-EffacingAnd I’m Self-EffacingClose to the vest is what I do bestThey’ll attest, Self-EffacingMy DNA just won’t go awayI remain Self-EffacingI don’t deserveFirst, second, or thirdA great deal lessI have to confessMy trophy room’s bareBut why should I careAnd I’m Self-EffacingAnd I’m Self-EffacingThank you, but I had help to prepareThank you, but I was told what to wearThank you, but Autotune has been usedUsed and perhaps a trifle abusedAnd I’m Self-EffacingAnd I’m Self-EffacingSelf-EffacingSelf-EffacingWhy can’t I preen, be part of the sceneBerate those around and act like the clownGuest DJ a bit, sardonic in wit‘Cause I’m Self-EffacingSelf-EffacingSelf-EffacingIt’s not a choice, I’m less a Rolls RoyceAnd more minivan, you do understandWe’re tight, me and youSee things as we doWe’re both Self-EffacingAnd I’m Self-EffacingWritten by Ron Mael & Russell MaelPublished by BMG Rights Management (UK)