The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte is a fantastic album. As is the norm with Sparks, the album is full of different styles and different sounds. With The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte they have created a masterpiece.
The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte is another funny, sad, clever, stupid, artful, basic, beautiful journey into Sparks’ peculiarly well-crafted universe, resistant to external gridding, and a spectacular example of one of music’s most beguiling and bewildering bands. You’d be a fool to think they’re being serious, but even more so if you think it’s a joke.
The Mael brothers cement their autumnal resurgence with The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, a strong return to their former UK label.
The new Sparks album devoids originality, catchiness, and decent ideas.
JESUS! That was such a pain in the ass. I had never listened to a Sparks album, mostly because I didn't know they existed until this LP appeared on aoty's "New Releases" session. However, for them being a senior and respected duo, my expectations were slightly higher than low, and even so, I was sorely disappointed.
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I think the girl is crying in her latte because she wasted 47 minutes of her life listening to this mediocre sh*t.
"Shoehorn: the Album". Sparks' 26th comprises exactly the wrong combination of uninventive, repetitive aural camp and relentlessly clumsy lyrical phrasing. The result is a tired, unfunny sound that grates something chronic. So few of the words are clever or grin-inducing; nearly every song is built on inane, uncomplicated loops. Yessir, all this album *really* succeeds in doing is making 47 minutes feel like a witless eternity. What a 'crying' shame.
*****
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'the girl is crying in her latte (bad)' type of shit a foreign language test would have
goofy and fun. like David Bowie doing a community theatre musical. love that they randomly have Cate Blanchett in their music video lmao.
doubt I'll revisit but I had a decent time
Favorites: The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, Veronica Lake, It’s Sunny Today
Least Favorites: Gee, That Was Fun
Cover: 2/5
1 | The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte 2:56 | 69 |
2 | Veronica Lake 3:02 | 68 |
3 | Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is 3:13 | 68 |
4 | Escalator 2:57 | 60 |
5 | The Mona Lisa's Packing, Leaving Late Tonight 3:33 | 61 |
6 | You Were Meant For Me 4:16 | 66 |
7 | Not That Well-Defined 3:29 | 70 |
8 | We Go Dancing 3:07 | 60 |
9 | When You Leave 4:18 | 67 |
10 | Take Me For A Ride 4:07 | 61 |
11 | It's Sunny Today 2:39 | 62 |
12 | A Love Story 3:17 | 64 |
13 | It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way 3:40 | 67 |
14 | Gee, That Was Fun 3:01 | 67 |
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