Sparks “feels an obligation” to continue making quality music.
Comprised of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, the “This Town Ain't Big Enough for Boss of Us” band has released 26 albums in a career spanning more than half a century, but they refuse to let the standard of their work drop as they constantly gain new fans.
“We've been getting a lot of new fans lately,” Ron told Mojo magazine.
“We feel an obligation to maintain the same high quality, as we always have. We are fans of pop music and we think it would be an insult to pop music to put out something that isn't cool.”
Sparks are gearing up to release another new album next year, with Ron explaining that the band is bucking convention by becoming more “aggressive” in their music as they get older.
The 78-year-old musician said: “I think that one would expect a band that's been around for as long as we have and made as many albums as we have – I won't say how many – to become introspective and a little calmer.”
“It's common for musicians to think about death and stuff like that, but we don't. I still think there's quite an aggressive element to it.”
Russell added that the upcoming album will be “consistent” with the “Number One Song in Heaven” band's previous work.
The 75-year-old singer said: “I think the lyrics are in keeping with the lyrical world that Sparks has always had. It has issues that aren't really dealt with in regular pop music, or that are dealt with in a way that's not conventional.”