Tori Sparks - Cabinet of Curiosities (Full Album) (2026) [Hi-Res]

On Friday, April 17th, 2026, Tori Sparks brought us the first “volume” of her five-part album project, Cabinet of Curiosities; she continued to release Vol. II-V, with the final set of songs arriving on October 23rd.

This is the singer, songwriter, and producer’s eighth full-length album, and her first studio recording since 2017. Rolling Stone magazine calls Sparks “an adventurer, always pushing the envelope.” Cabinet of Curiosities contains a total of 21 new, original compositions. 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 Spanish 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.

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. Each volume 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.

The album is a collection of songs that reflects the complicated world around us and 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, technology, faith, depression, death, the fight against injustice, family, faith, love, heartbreak; in short, everything that shapes our all too human existence.

This project 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."

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 complex 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.