text: In February 2022 Sparks played two sold-out shows at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, their first full concerts since 2018 following postponements of tour dates throughout 2020 and 2021. Variety lauded the first concert as "a rousingly celebratory homecoming". North American and European spring tours followed, then festival dates in the US and Japan. The Maels performed at the 2022 Césars, France's national film award ceremony, and received a César for best original music for Annette.
  In November 2022, Focus Features announced they would be producing a new musical titled 'X Crucior' to be written and produced by the Mael brothers. Their next studio album, titled The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte, and a world tour were confirmed for 2023. Sparks re-signed to Island Records in January 2023. The album's lead single, "The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte", features a music video released on March 3 with actress Cate Blanchett dancing to the song. Latte was the best selling physical album in the UK on the week of release, and the tour supporting it included some remarkable firsts for the band: Two shows at the Royal Albert Hall, Glastonbury Festival (featuring Cate Blanchett), the Hollywood Bowl with They Might Be Giants, and the Sydney Opera House.
  Style
  Sparks is regarded as an art pop band.