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William Fitzsimmons - The Sparrow and the Crow
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If you are looking for some new music to chill out to, you should give William Fitzsimmons a listen. His lo-fi sound and arrangements, which bring to mind Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine, and Joshua Radin, are undeniably beautiful. His release a few weeks ago, The Sparrow and the Crow, is a personal reflection of his recent divorce.
Fitzsimmons’ background makes his music that much more interesting. He was born in Pittsburgh to two blind parents, and their house was “suffused with pianos, guitars, trombones, talking birds, classical records, family sing-a-longs, bedtime stories, and the bellowing of a pipe organ, which his father built into the house with his own hands.” Fitzsimmons gave up music for a while to focus on helping those with mental health issues, and over time, realized that his music was a great avenue for reaching out to people. He has two albums, Goodnight and Until When We Are Ghosts that he self-produced, and The Sparrow and the Crow, is his first studio recorded album.
Though the album is good as a whole, the sound doesn’t change all that much throughout the album, and I think it actually gets better towards the end when it picks up more. My favorite tracks include, “I don’t Feel it Anymore (Song of the Crow),” “We Feel Alone,” “You Still Hurt Me,” “They’ll Never Take The Good Years,” and “Goodmorning.”
Fitzsimmons is currently on tour–check his site for dates.
(stream) William Fitzsimmons - "You Still Hurt Me"
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