the fearsome sparrow

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the fearsome sparrow formed years ago in Southern California where they began a process of trial and error before settling into a unique meeting place between american folk rock,hip hop and avant-garde.



After moving to Brooklyn they recorded and released their second full-length album shimmer. They are currently writing and recording new material for an upcoming EP and booking a US tour for June 2009.



Resonator Magazine



the fearsome sparrow, who apparently got together in San Diego, have fittingly moved east where their brand of melancholy, girl-meets-boy idm has two seasons in which to fit, Autumn AND Winter, instead of 365 days of sunshine. Liz Godoy’s sweet, plaintive soprano and Brenden Beu’s charmingly unsure tenor are enough to make you fall head over heels through your headphones, while glitched out, skittish electronic textures keep things from becoming cloyingly sweet. - 8/21/08



The Deli Magazine



Brooklyn’s Fearsome Sparrow produce music that submerges listeners in rich electronic textures and bittersweet vocals, and it’s no surprise that they cite Portishead, the Notwist and even Mazzy Star as influences



Fans of even the most glitch-laden and experimental electronic music should be able to appreciate Fearsome Sparrow, songs like “Stay Pale,” off of 2004’s Idiot Savants weaves jittery electronic bursts around a perfectly melodic guitar line that should be intriguing to even the most discriminatory listener. – Bill Dvorak

Published on Mon, 27 Aug 2007



The Devil's Music



You know, people often ask me, 'Hey Satan, what kind of music do you like?'



And then, they get all upset when I tell them I'm a big Joni Mitchell fan. Like I can't be as sentimental as the next guy. Like I don't have a heart or something.



Since I retired, though, I've really gotten into slowcore and the more melodic experimental indie stuff. My current favorite band to listen to is the fearsome sparrow. Check out their page. The singing can be a little painful at first, but the music is great, the mix of old-school electronic and more conventional instrumentation is a real pleasure, and by all accounts, they're very nice people.



And I'm not biased or anything. I mean, they never sold me their souls or anything like that, they're not my property. If they were mine, they'd be a lot flashier and more technically dazzling, like Paganini or Randy Rhodes (hi, boys!). So you know I'm giving my honest opinion. -Nick

August 17, 2006