Little Sparrow. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Life really should be made up of more joy than sadness. No matter the person, no matter their situation in life, to condemn a person to abject misery should be seen as sin that requires immediate redressing. However the lead up to the festive period can also bring a sparkle of hope into the world of beige and drab. Like walking through a snow filled forest on Christmas Day and believing that no other creature could surely be out embracing the cold chill that December invariably brings and then stumbling across a small bird chirping away with a song that is heard because no other being in creation dare interrupt it.

Take the woodland setting away, transplant yourself into your living room at four in the morning and instead of one small bird giving the forest a healthy dose of excited warbling at being allowed to be heard and give her the name of Little Sparrow, A.K.A. Katie Ware, then that joy is overwhelming and remarkable.

To come across a woman who reminds you of why you ever once fell in love, whose voice reminds you of a cross between the greats of Tori Amos and the subtlety of performance of Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie is to be cherished. Armed with four songs that have been released in different formats, you can’t help but let the heart soar as you listen to tracks such as Sending The Message, By My Side, the outstanding The Swallow Flies and Polly. Whether you are fortunate enough to have them on one C.D. or find them hidden in the ether, Little Sparrow captures the music worm and tugs till it is free. Certainly the dexterity of her music is enough to listen in wonder, the voice the net in which to ensnare a future belief.

You might not see the feathered friend that has caught your attention as you walk through the multitude of trees, full of blossoms that you gaze upon and ugly entrapped undesirable and indescribable creatures that are only in music to make profit like a venomous spider waiting patiently for a fat fly to get to close. Somewhere in between, is the voice that really captures the imagination and spirit of music.

Little Sparrow is one such artist that sings from the heart.

Ian D. Hall