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Wallace and puppet animation in
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brings the Mael brothers back more into the realm of rock music with the inclusion of electric guitars, bass and drums largely absent from their more orchestral-driven outings of the past decade-plus", concluding the album was "simply put, genius". Rob Mesure of
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2413:"Glide's 20 Best Albums of 2017 & Honorable Mentions"
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1548:"The best albums of 2017: the full list"
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2516:"the best albums of 2017 - Fopp"
2488:"Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2017"
2183:(September 2017). Archived from
1969:"The Strange World Of... Sparks"
1780:Robson, Adam (August 18, 2017).
1738:. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
1647:Gill, Andy (September 7, 2017).
1562:– via www.theguardian.com.
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3094:When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'
2838:A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
2676:Click on "Veckans albumlista".
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2648:Official Charts Company
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2177:"Sparks – Hippopotamus"
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1757:Official Charts Company
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1229:"A Little Bit Like Fun"
1011:75 Best Albums of 2017
967:50 Best Albums of 2017
945:20 Best Albums of 2017
257:Released: July 29, 2017
3253:The End Records albums
3108:Now That I Own the BBC
2780:Norman "Dinky" Diamond
1948:. thelineofbestfit.com
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989:50 Albums of the Year
925:Top 50 Albums of 2017
788:, Andy Gill described
331:and the movie musical
248:Released: May 16, 2017
2298:on September 13, 2017
2021:"Sparks Hippopotamus"
1995:"Sparks Hippopotamus"
1174:"I Wish You Were Fun"
1108:"Scandinavian Design"
1086:"Missionary Position"
984:Classic Rock Magazine
282:BMG Rights Management
3258:Sparks (band) albums
2187:on September 1, 2017
1031:Best Albums of 2017
398:Professional ratings
3205:The Sparks Brothers
2522:. November 23, 2017
2496:. November 21, 2017
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3273:Chamber pop albums
3179:Sparks Spectacular
2964:Hello Young Lovers
2873:Introducing Sparks
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1554:. December 5, 2017
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1391:Offizielle Top 100
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3149:Sex (Telex album)
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3087:With All My Might
3066:When I'm with You
2901:Angst in My Pants
2894:Whomp That Sucker
2831:Halfnelson/Sparks
2665:Sverigetopplistan
2467:Album of The Year
2442:Album of The Year
2417:Album of the Year
2392:Album of The Year
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