{"product_id":"sparks-madder-ep-2","title":"SPARKS - MADDER! EP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10'' EP - Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl. MADDER! is a 4-track companion EP to MAD! their 28th studio album released in May, which reached a career best UK chart position of #2 (#1 in physical chart) and is acclaimed globally by fans and media alike.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter conquering the world with their 28th studio album \u003cem\u003eMAD!\u003c\/em\u003e, the eternally creative \u003cstrong\u003eRon\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRussell Mael\u003c\/strong\u003e are releasing the first EP of their illustrious career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Not wanting the Mad!ness to end and buoyed by the phenomenal reaction to \u003cem\u003eMAD!\u003c\/em\u003e, we made a hasty but intense retreat to the studio to record a Sparks first: an EP,\" say the band \"\u003cem\u003eMADDER!\u003c\/em\u003e, a four-song companion piece to the album, is for everyone who isn't yet MAD! enough. We hope these new songs will take you to an even \u003cem\u003eMADDER!\u003c\/em\u003e place.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first single from the \u003cem\u003eMADDER! EP\u003c\/em\u003e, released on September 2, will be '\u003cem\u003ePorcupine\u003c\/em\u003e', a song of a guy's fascination with a woman who possesses, shall we say, a prickly personality, all to a verse with a highly infectious organ riff that yields to heavy guitars in the choruses. \"She's a porcupine,\" Russell croons---a metaphor or something more troubling?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other tracks on the EP are '\u003cem\u003eFantasize\u003c\/em\u003e', '\u003cem\u003eMess Up\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eThey\u003c\/em\u003e', and the new material is in the pioneering spirit of the \u003cem\u003eMAD!\u003c\/em\u003e album, which was greeted with rave reviews,\u003cbr\u003eincluding five-star ratings from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecord Collector\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"...further proof of genius\") and the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"The gold standard for left field pop\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSparks' recent European tour, with the usual eclectic selection of the Mael brothers' work, set against a stunning production, has also been an unqualified success, with\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLouder Than War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e describing the show as \"a hundred minutes of energetic, thrilling pop songs spanning half a century\" and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic Rock Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e writing \"Wit, pathos and\u003cbr\u003ebrutality....a hugely thrilling injection of joy and power\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased on CD, limited edition 10\" picture disc and 10\" black vinyl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transgressive Records","offers":[{"title":"10'' - Picture Disc Vinyl","offer_id":56072006336857,"sku":"SDZ-32734","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Sparks_-_Madder_EP_-_CD_-_2025_70e591d5-7fe8-4b4d-a545-6ee8571c1979.jpg?v=1781223899","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/sparks-madder-ep-2","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}