Sparrow by Strangejuice
Strangejuice - Sparrow *****
by Mitchamgirlblogs
Outstanding recording from one of Australia's finest singer songwriters. Highly talented yet not widely recognised. I challenge anyone to listen and not be impressed. Hopefully this album will bring a new audience to experience quality and innovative music
5.0 out of 5 starsBuy StrangeJuice now and be amazed
By GGuru Blog
Sparrow is the most recent album and the most mainstream sounding one to date. Still lots of his unique character and eccentric lyrics but with a more present pop sound. Several tracks have videos on his youtube channel - all in his own peculiar style. "Calling Luci" has a call to the dancefloor funk. "Hinden Bird" isn't as mainstream as the rest of the record in it's threatening dark rock grind ("I Play Spades, I take lives
I rape your ears with the jangle of my knives") making it a stand out. "Carposina Distincta" and "Marigolds" are both great songs. "Sparrow" is simple and intimate with just his voice and guitar. "Down the Hole" channels a little Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds influence. I love the chorus melody to "Hurricane Ship" "This City" is a sweet little love song ("She promised me when I die she'd roll up my ashes in cannabis and smoke me and get high"). "Iko" is a really festive and angry song fun to play loud while driving with the windows open. "The Late Show" is a mellow story song that ends the album on a pensive and introspective note.
Tracklist
| 1. | Carposina Distincta | 4:46 |
| 2. | Calling Luci | 3:27 |
| 3. | Marigolds | 3:36 |
| 4. | Madame Dupuy | 3:01 |
| 5. | Sugar Lane | 4:21 |
| 6. | Hinden Bird | 4:04 |
| 7. | Deserted | 4:58 |
| 8. | Sparrow | 2:55 |
| 9. | Horses in Hollywood | 4:44 |
| 10. | Basketball | 5:04 |
| 11. | Debussy | 5:27 |
| 12. | Down The Hole | 4:09 |
| 13. | Stain | 3:29 |
| 14. | Hurricane Ship | 4:16 |
| 15. | Beethoven | 3:13 |
| 16. | Mirror Street | 4:45 |
| 17. | This City | 5:19 |
| 18. | Calypso | 3:34 |
| 19. | Conversations | 4:43 |
| 20. | Four Women | 2:46 |
| 21. | Iko | 2:55 |
| 22. | The Late Show | 4:59 |
