Exotic Creatures of the Deep

Infobox Album |
Name = Exotic Creatures of the Deep
Type = Album
Artist = Sparks


Released = May 19, 2008
Recorded = Sparks Studios; Los Angeles, California
Genre = Pop/rock, chamber pop
Length = 49:58
Label = Li'l Beethoven Records
Producer = Ron and Russell Mael
Reviews = * BBC [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/4h54/ link]
* NME Rating-10|8
* MusicOMH Rating|4|5 [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/sparks-4_0408.htm]
Last album = "Hello Young Lovers" (2006)
This album = "Exotic Creatures of the Deep" (2008)
Next album =
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Limited edition cover

"Exotic Creatures of the Deep" is the twenty-first album by Sparks. It was preceded by the single "Good Morning" on May 12th 2008. http://www.sparks-fanatics.com/sparks-albums/exotic_creatures_deep.html www.sparks-fanatics.com: Sparks fan site accessed 02/04/2008]

The album was promoted by a record-setting twenty-date residency from May 16 to June 11 2008 at London's Carling Islington Academy, where the group played each one of their previous twenty albums in its entirety in chronological order. "Exotic Creatures Of The Deep" was premièred on June 13 at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.

Track listing

# "Intro" - 1:02 http://www.nme.com/news/sparks/35130 NME news story: 'Sparks announce new album tracklisting' accessed 02/04/2008]
# "Good Morning" - 3:53
# "Strange Animal" - 5:45
# "I Can't Believe That You Would Fall for All the Crap in This Song" - 3:54
# "Let the Monkey Drive" - 4:09
# "Intro Reprise" - 0:24
# "I've Never Been High" - 4:31
# "(She Got Me) Pregnant" - 4:13
# "Lighten Up, Morrissey" - 4:14
# "This is the Renaissance" - 3:45
# "The Director Never Yelled 'Cut'" - 3:54
# "Photoshop" - 4:01
# "Likeable" - 6:13

Personnel

* Russell Mael - all vocals
* Ron Mael - keyboards & programming
* Tammy Glover - drums
* Dean Menta - guitars

References