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It's amazing to think that 50 years into their career, Sparks keep building up momentum. Your favourite band's favourite band are the subject of the 2020 documentary The Sparks Brothers along with providing the story and songs to Leos Carax's 2021 film Annette, so our profile focuses on Russell & Ron Mael.

#1 The Books: We Bought the Flood (The Way Out, 2010) Temporary Residence
#2 Jex Opolis: Soft Guidance [Insomnia mix] (Bad Timin' Volume II, 2021) Good Timin'
#3 DijahSB: Head Above the Waters (Head Above the Waters, 2021) AWAL
#4 Taabu: The Flood [w.DJ Dem Ones] (Bellows, 2021) self-released
#5 Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet: The Flood Waters were Upon the World (Noah OST, 2014) Nonesuch
#6 The Schomberg Fair: The Fire, The Flood (Providence EP, 2012) Slick Monkey
#7 Neko Case: Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, 2006) ANTI-
#8 Alexandre Desplat: Evacuation (The Midnight Sky: Music from the Netflix Film, 2020) ABKCO
#9 Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts: Tank [Power of Kung Food remix] (Cowboy Bebop: No Disc, 1998) Victor Entertainment
#10 The Chieftains: Opening Theme [from Treasure Island] (Film Cuts, 1987) RCA Victor
#11 The Chieftains: Main Theme [from The Grey Fox] (Film Cuts, 1987) RCA Victor
#12 Little Richard: I Don't Want to Discuss It (The Explosive Little Richard, 1967) Okeh
#13 Roy Orbison: In Dreams (In Dreams, 1963) Monument
#14 K.D.A.P: Explosive Lip Balm (Influences, 2021) Arts & Crafts
#15 Tough Age: Self-Confidence (Which Way Am I? 2021) Mint
#16 ACTORS: Like Suicide (Acts of Worship, 2021) Artoffact
#17 Happy Trendy: #13 (CR-13: For Trial Listening, 2013) Carpi
#18 Ashley Shadow: For Love (Only the End, 2021) Felte
#19 Charlotte Cornfield: Modern Medicine (Highs in the Minuses, 2021) Double Double Whammy/Polyvinyl
#20 Leonardo Das Cabrio: Transmission (2021) Cascade
#21 Glenn Gould: Good Kinda High [w.US Girls] (Uninvited Guests, 2021) Sony/Primary Wave/Division 88
#22 Beabadoobee: Cologne (Our Extended Play EP, 2021) Dirty Hit
#23 Basic Rhythm: Palace of the Peacock (Electronic Labyrinth, 2021) Planet Mu
#24 METZ: No Ceiling (Atlas Vending, 2020) Sub Pop
#25 Metric: Black Sheep [Brie Larson vocal version] (Scott Pilgrim vs The World OST, 2021) Universal/ABKCO/ILIAD
#26 Claire Rousay: Peak Chroma (A Softer Focus, 2021) American Dreams
#27 Sparks: Sparks Documentary Film Fanfare (The Sparks Brothers OST, 2021) Waxwork
#28 Sparks: Big Boy (Big Beat, 1977) Island/Columbia
#29 Sparks: Music That You Can Dance To (Music That You Can Dance To, 1986) MCA/Curb
#30 Jon Hassell: Lunar (Seeing Through Sound: Pentimento Volume 2, 2020) Ndeya
#31 Sparks, Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard & Simon Helberg: So May We Start (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks
#32 Simon Helberg: I'm an Accompanist (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks
#33 Sparks & Six Women: Six Women Have Come Forward (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks
#34 TuneTown: Flood, Deluge (Entering Utopia, 2021) Three Pines
#35 Adam Driver & Marion Cotillard: Let's Waltz in the Storm! (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks

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