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The Sparrow And The Crow in Outline


10 November 2009
Outline Magazine
Lauren Razavi
4 Stars

William Fitzsimmons - The Sparrow and the Crow

William Fitzsimmons is not a happy fellow.  In fact, he's probably one of the most unhappy people making acoustic music today.  Luckily for us, though, that fact alone make 'The Sparrow and the Crow' one of the most interesting and beautiful albums in the genre this year.  The opening track ' After Afterall' is a reworked version of the final track on Fitzsimmons's previous album; that album being written about his parents' divorce.  'The Sparrow and the Crow' is written about Fitzsimmons' own recent divorce, and despite all the sadness, this is a genuinely progressive and cathartic album offering.  Lyrically astute and acoustically stunning, this is an album that will suit listeners of both traditional folk artists and those in support of the mounting nu-folk niche of the past two years.  The honest lyrical simplicity that Fitzsimmons offers is totaly addictive to the listener and has created something accessible to popular music fans as well as niche listeners. 


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