{"product_id":"tori-sparks-cabinet-of-curiosities-cd","title":"Tori Sparks - Cabinet of Curiosities (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePREORDER - expected shipment in October 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove\u003cbr\u003eReckoning\u003cbr\u003eThe Weather\u003cbr\u003eAlive\u003cbr\u003eFlesh and Blood Woman\u003cbr\u003eAdam\u003cbr\u003eSave Yourself\u003cbr\u003eHome Oh Lord\u003cbr\u003eHappy on the Outside\u003cbr\u003eDo or Die Now\u003cbr\u003eHabit of Love\u003cbr\u003eTide Ain't Turning\u003cbr\u003eEnough\u003cbr\u003eHammer\u003cbr\u003eWhat It Was\u003cbr\u003eUnderdog\u003cbr\u003eBlood Under the Bridge\u003cbr\u003eGet Loud\u003cbr\u003ePlanned Accidents\u003cbr\u003eWhen You Lost Your Mind\u003cbr\u003eFind My Way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Friday, April 17th, 2026, Tori Sparks released the first installment of this new musical project — one that’s very different from anything she's done throughout her career so far. This is the American singer, songwriter, and producer’s eighth full-length album, and her first studio recording since 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you might expect from a project that has been in development for almost a decade in the mind of an artist known for breaking barriers, it's not a traditional album. Cabinet of Curiosities is a multifaceted project, divided into five parts: five “volumes” or mini-EPs of four to five songs each, which together form a fascinating whole. The five volumes are currently being released one by one over a period of several months, and each pack of songs trends towards a different musical style: blues and gospel, folk, noir country, rock and soul, trip-hop and nu-jazz. Each has its own distinct character and sound, distinct elements connected by a common thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album contains a total of 21 new, original songs. The recordings feature collaborations with musicians Francisco Guisado “El Rubio” (guitar), Ramon Vagué (bass), Carlos López (drums), and special guest artists, including gospel singers from the world-renowned Tennessee Mass Choir from Memphis, soul singer Nuri Thunder from the band Big Black Rhino, Latin Grammy-nominated rock singer Carlos Mendoza, and violinist Fats Kaplin, who has collaborated with Jack White, Beck, Elvis Costello, John Prine, others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusic magazine Ruta66 says: “Sparks, one of the most versatile artists on the scene today, demonstrates yet again how her talent and interpretive strength allow her to master diverse musical styles, bringing them into her own territory and building incredible albums.” Rockdelux calls Cabinet of Curiosities “ambitious and unorthodox, music that mixes sound with sensation.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd Dirty Rock magazine has said of the live concerts: “The songs sound even bigger live. There's something about the way Sparks works within the space… those calculated silences, those guitars that come in at just the right moment… her voice has not only come back [after her health challenges in 2023], but sounds with a new maturity, transformed each song into something more than music alone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy “Cabinet of Curiosities”?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album title was inspired by the collections of natural specimens popular in Renaissance Europe that bore the same name. These collections of strange, absurd, mysterious, beautiful, unique specimens were meant to provoke wonder and curiosity. It was how people hundreds of years ago tried to explain the natural world, and life in general: by constructing a miniature representation of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the concept behind the idea of a traditional cabinet of curiosities, and also behind Tori Sparks' ambitious new musical project. Cabinet of Curiosities is an album for our times, a collection of songs that reflects the complicated world around us: the fractured era in which we live, with all the good and bad, the light and the darkness. The lyrics explore themes such as societal expectations, religion, family, technology, depression, death, politics, the fight for justice and against fascism, family, love and heartbreak; in other words, everything that shapes our complicated, painful, beautiful lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso on October 23rd, Sparks will release the entire Cabinet of Curiosities album on CD, and Volumes I, II and III on limited-edition vinyl. Volumes IV and V are coming on vinyl on Record Store Day 2027.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glass Mountain Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53744926753061,"sku":"634240498879","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/1250\/3845\/files\/ToriSparks_CabinetOfCuriosities_FRONTCOVER_small-12-scaled.jpg?v=1788529033","url":"https:\/\/store.spinneymedia.com\/products\/tori-sparks-cabinet-of-curiosities-cd","provider":"Spinney Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}