Sparks’ new single “Veronica Lake”

[Lighten Up Morrissey]

I guess the brothers Maels still pay attention to Morrissey’s new music, even if they don’t interact with him anymore. As it was discussed here, Morrissey’s “I Am Veronica” is supposedly about the same actress which Sparks wrote about:

 

[goinghome]

As also mentioned in this recent review, with a Morrissey mention -

"...Most acts would kill for the Californian duo’s longevity, but they haven’t always been celebrated. Thanks to the patronage of the likes of Morrissey and Franz Ferdinand in recent years – and Edgar Wright’s excellent The Sparks Brothers documentary film in 2021 giving them another popularity boost – the septuagenarian musicians are enjoying another wind to their long, sometimes illustrious and indubitably influential career..."

Sparks: The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte – More joyfully eccentric pop from the Mael brothers

The LA duo’s 26th album follows their musical film Annette, but behind the pomp and theatrics and absurdity is a firm grounding in reality

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