End of year accolades for Sparks
There’s no better way to wrap up 2017 than the news of Sparks’ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire gig and ‘Hippopotamus’ being in the Top 10 Year’s Best in The Times of London! 
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (Sept 27, 2017)
“Charged by the success of Hippopotamus, arguably the best album of their career, the Mael brothers perfectly married arthouse posturing and untrammelled glee.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/a…/the-best-gigs-of2017-8mvgttpt9
Hippopotamus (BMG)
“Anglophiles Ron and Russell Mael continue to dazzle in their fifth [sic] professional decade.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/…/the-best-albums-of-2017-gqfts2…
‘Hippopotamus’ is also among Los Angeles Times’ Best Albums of 2017! ✨
Sparks ‘Hippopotamus’ (BMG/The End Records). “Long-running L.A. art-rock siblings Ron and Russell Mael have crafted another bevy of brilliant observations on the minutiae of human ambition and frailty that say a lot about the big picture of life”
http://www.latimes.com/…/la-et-ms-best-music-2017-story.html
Hippopotamus (BMG): “any new record from Sparks is a gift that should be welcomed into the world. Thank you for continuing to exist and be awesome (joyous live show included),” says Brooklyn Vegan 