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The following is a comprehensive discography of Sparks, an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), initially under the name Halfnelson. Best known for their quirky approach to songwriting,[1] Sparks' music is often accompanied by cutting and acerbic lyrics,[2] and an idiosyncratic stage presence, typified in the contrast between Russell's wide-eyed hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's sedentary scowling.[3]

Following the recorded-live Carrion Crawler/The Dream, John Dwyer explored the studio as an instrument, making an almost entirely one-man-band Thee Oh Sees album with regular engineer Chris Woodhouse as chief collaborator/contributor, plus a little vocal help from Dawson and Heidi Alexander, and saxophone from Mikal Cronin. It's the same approach as Castlemania, but sounding more in big, band style, using thick, bassy guitars that recall Brian Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets, with other mid-'70s glam elements popping up throughout the record. The shuffle-beat "Hang a Picture" is one of Oh Sees' meatiest, catchiest singles ever, though "Floods New Light," with handclaps on the "bah bah bah" chorus and killer sax from Cronin, is up there too. Dwyer calls Putrifiers II an EP, but at 10 songs and 37 minutes it's as much an album as anything in their discography. What's not in question is that it's one of Dwyer's best records, arguably the best. Putrifiers II also marked the last Oh Sees album to be released by L.A. label In the Red. In Dwyer would take things in-house via his own Castle Face label from here on out.

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Though he was fully settled in Lala Land, Dwyer hadn't quite figured out the new lineup of the Oh Sees yet, but he was getting there, adding bassist Tim Hellman, who is still in the group today, and White Fence drummer Nick Murray. This trio, who toured for Drop, ushered in an unabashedly highly technical Oh Sees, heading deeper into krautrock and prog galaxies. Not unlike Floating Coffin, Mutilator Defeated at Last is very jammy but is heavier and more out-there than anything Dwyer had made so far. The album is so rhythm-forward it sounds like Dwyer knew he wanted a two drummer lineup again, and when Murray bowed out after making the record, Ryan Moutinho and Dan Rincon (who's still in the band) took his place. You can hear it right out of the gate with perhaps the best one-two punches in the Oh Sees discography: the clattering "Web" and absolute scorcher "Withered Hand." Hellman makes a huge difference too; Pete Dammit played guitar put through pedals to simulate a bass, but Hellman gives them a big, fat bottom end. It's hard to imagine a track like closer "Palace Doctor" before this. Oh Sees sound massive here, but they would continue to expand their universe. 17dc91bb1f