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After conquering the world with their 28th studio album 'MAD!', the eternally creative Ron and Russell Mael are releasing the first EP of their illustrious
career."Not wanting the Madness to end and buoyed by the phenomenal
reaction to 'MAD!', we made a hasty but intense retreat to the studio to record
a Sparks first: an EP," say the band.

"'MADDER!', 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 'MADDER!' place."

The first single from the 'MADDER!' EP, is 'Porcupine', 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?

The other tracks on the EP are 'Fantasize', 'Mess Up' and 'They', and the new material is in the pioneering spirit of the 'MAD!' album, which was greeted with rave reviews, including five-star ratings from Record Collector ("...further proof of genius") and the Daily Telegraph ("The gold standard for left field pop").

TRACK LISTING

1. Porcupine
2. Fantasize
3. Mess Up
4. They