Tori Sparks

Since the age of 18, Tori has played an average of 150 concerts each year in 24 countries, including festivals such as SXSW (USA), the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), the Jardins Pedralbes Festival (Spain). The Chicago native moved to Nashville for a time, but she’s made Barcelona her home for the past fifteen years. Her last three albums have been called "an impeccable fusion of styles" (La Vanguardia), "adventurous, always pushing the envelope" (Rolling Stone), and "pure art" (Los Conciertos de Radio3). Tori captures the hearts of audiences in her adopted city and around the world with her authenticity, her sense of humor, and her talent for live improvisation. She is beloved by fans for being the ultimate "non-diva," and for always giving back to the community through music.

Now, Tori presents her new album project, Cabinet of Curiosities 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 volumes of four songs each, which together form a fascinating whole. These installments or or volumes will released one by one over a period of several months, from April through October 2026.

Why “Cabinet of Curiosities”?

The album title, "Cabinet of Curiosities," 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.

What’s it sound like?

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. They are distinct, 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 project contains a total of 21 new, original songs, and feature collaborations with Francisco Guisado “El Rubio” (guitar), Ramon Vagué (bass), Carlos López (drums), and a few 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.

Cabinet of Curiosities represents a significant step forward for Tori, both musically and artistically. In the words of El Rubio, Tori's closest musical collaborator for the past 13 years: "It's a an incredibly original project, and probably the best album she's released so far. With a fascinating creative and philosophical concept, and songs showcase a significant evolution as an artist, and a noticeable maturity as a songwriter, with catchy melodies and brilliant harmonic twists."