Tori Sparks Presents: Cabinet of Curiosities

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On Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, Tori Sparks will present the first part of her new album and new musical project, Cabinet of Curiosities, in a concert at Barcelona’s Teatre de Sarrià.

This is the American singer, songwriter, and producer’s eighth full-length album, and her first studio recording since 2017. As 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 “packs” or mini-EPs of four songs each, which together form a fascinating whole. These installments or “packs” will released one by one over a period of several months.

Most exciting of all, 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. These are disparate elements connected by a common thread; when taken separately, each one is its own small universe. Together, they reflect something greater: the human condition. 

The musical project contains a total of 21 new, original songs. The recordings feature collaborations with 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, acclaimed soul singer Nuri Thunder from the band BigBlack Rhino, and violinist Fats Kaplin, who has collaborated with Jack White, Beck, Elvis Costello, John Prine, and many others.

(Barcelona Metropolitan readers get a special discount — use the code TORI20 for 20% off of the general admission ticket price.)

Why “Cabinet of Curiosities”? 

The album title was inspired by the collections of natural specimens 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. 

This 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 a collection of songs that reflects the human condition: 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, family, love and heartbreak; in short, everything that shapes our complicated, painful, beautiful lives.

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