Forget Elton John. At this year’s Glastonbury, the septuagenarians you need to see will be over on the Park Stage. Sparks have never done anything the easy or conventional way. And now, 50-plus years into a career that’s unsurpassed in variety and oddity, they’ve pulled off another triumphant curveball. The Maels – singer Russell (singular style, fantastic hair) and older brother Ron (keyboard player, principal songwriter, striking moustache) – are in the middle of an extraordinary, extremely late career renaissance.
The last month has seen their latest album,, go into the UK top
