The band are creating critical waves off the back of their well received debut album Crystals Fall which hit the street back in 2010. This critical acclaim saw Sparrow and the Workshop not only sign to Distiller Records, but tour with the likes of British Sea Power and Idlewild, whilst also making the obligatory Glastonbury appearance.

Time, however, does not stand still for Sparrow and the Workshop and off the back of their second album Spitting Daggers, the trio are set to release album track Faded Glory. Whilst there are comparators with Jefferson Airplane, Talking Heads and Black Sabbath with much of the music that Sparrow and the Workshop produce, Faded Glory reveals a side of Sparrow and the Workshop that sounds a lot more jointed than some of the music they have offered up.

Faded Glory begins with the jangly distorted guitar so loved by the likes of The Pixies, with the drums sounding equally distorted in effect. Jill’s vocals are pleading in nature and fall somewhere between PJ Harvey, Bjork and Ritzy Bryan. When the vocals aren’t so pleading then there are elements of Cranberries, but this is much edgier and that is what makes Sparrow and the Workshop such an interesting additional to the musical rosta.

Some might bemoan the fact that Faded Glory isn’t punchy enough, but it doesn’t need to be and offers a different side that should have more listeners discovering the musical treats that this trio have to offer. For anyone enjoying strong female fronted indie rock bands then Sparrow and the Workshop are an essential listen if nothing else.