Sparrow and the Workshop

The story

Sparrow and the Workshop were an indie three-piece based in Glasgow, consisting of the Belfast-born, Chicago-raised Jill O'Sullivan, Welshman Nick Packer and Scotsman Gregor Donaldson. The band's debut album Crystals Fall was released by Distiller Records in 2010 to critical acclaim, with the likes of Drowned in Sound and Clash Magazine awarding the album 9/10. The band was notable for their use of harmonies and bastardized instruments/FX pedals and they have been compared to bands as varied as Jefferson Airplane, Talking Heads and Black Sabbath.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

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Records

Records from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.

Members

• Gregor Donaldson
• Jill Lorean
• Nick Packer
• Jill O'Sullivan

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Sparrow and the Workshop in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Sparrow and the Workshop in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Sparrow and the Workshop

• Withered Hand2 sources agree
• The Phantom Band2 sources agree
• Broken Records2 sources agree
• Erland and the Carnival2 sources agree
• Woodpigeon2 sources agree
• Sweet Baboo2 sources agree
• Sea of Bees2 sources agree
• Diagrams2 sources agree
• Foster the PeopleListenBrainz listeners
• Belle and SebastianListenBrainz listeners
• MeursaultListenBrainz listeners
• Fleet FoxesListenBrainz listeners

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Sparrow and the Workshop’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.