The quirky new-wave duo Sparks is back with a brand new single promoting their upcoming album, MAD!, out May 23rd on Transgressive Records. The new track, “JanSport Backpack”, is their second single promoting the record, following “Do Things My Own Way”, which came out earlier this year. 

Listen to it here:

MAD! will be Spark’s 28th studio album since forming in 1972. Across their extensive discography they are most well-known for the hit, “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us” off their 1974 album, Kimono My House. The band is setting off on a 14-date tour through Japan and Europe to promote the record, with additional dates to be announced soon.

MAD! is out May 23. Preorder here. Full tracklist below:

1. Do Things My Own Way
2. JanSport Backpack
3. Hit Me, Baby
4. Running Up A Tab At The Hotel For The Fab
5. My Devotion
6. Don't Dog It
7. In Daylight
8. I-405 Rules
9. A Long Red Light
10. Drowned In A Sea Of Tears
11. A Little Bit Of Light Banter
12. Lord Have Mercy

Tour Dates:

06/08 Kyoto, JP @ ROHM Theatre
06/10 Osaka, JP @ Zepp Namba
06/12-06/13 Tokyo, JP @ EX Theater
06/18-06/19 London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
06/21-06/22 Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
06/24 Glasgow, UK @ Royal Concert Hall
06/26 Haarlem, NL @ PHIL Haarlem
06/28 Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal
06/30 Paris, FR @ La Salle Pleyel
07/01 Cologne, DE @ Gloria-Theater
07/03 Copenhagen, DK @ The Koncerthuset
07/04 Stockholm, SE @ Grona Lund Tivoli
07/06 Berlin, DE @ Uber Eats
07/08 Milan, IT @ Teatro degli Arcimboldi

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