{"id":877,"date":"2017-08-09T14:31:38","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T21:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/?p=877"},"modified":"2017-08-13T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T21:19:03","slug":"get-ready-for-the-sowing-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/09\/get-ready-for-the-sowing-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for The Sowing Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"879\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/09\/get-ready-for-the-sowing-season\/the-fox-the-sparrow-album\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/The-Fox-The-Sparrow-Album.jpg?fit=1400%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Fox &amp;#038; The Sparrow Album\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/The-Fox-The-Sparrow-Album.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/The-Fox-The-Sparrow-Album.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-879 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.comwp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/The-Fox-The-Sparrow-Album-1024x1024.jpg?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/The-Fox-The-Sparrow-Album.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/The-Fox-The-Sparrow-Album.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/The-Fox-The-Sparrow-Album.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/The-Fox-The-Sparrow-Album.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/The-Fox-The-Sparrow-Album.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For some, the jump from writing songs about strange portals opening up at an English countryside dance to then quoting the journey of ancient Semitic nomads, would be a strange path indeed. What began as a duo, penning some obscura ditties to now a trio that is focused on the imagery and source material of kings, seers, and backwoods prophets among others. For this trio, Brett, Justin and Misty, known as <strong>The Sowing Season<\/strong>, their newest release <em>The Fox &amp; Sparrow<\/em>, is definitely indie in tone. The meeting of various strummed and plucked instruments, melodies that hearken to another era, a bit of the electronic thrown in for good measure, and carefully crafted lyrics will delight anyone who is a fan of Noah and the Whale, Bon Iver, Beirut, Sufjan Stevens, etc, and wants more Sufjan and less Iver incorporated into the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Fox &amp; Sparrow<\/em> is a short but satisfying EP, with five tracks. Beginning with the song &#8220;Empty,&#8221; The Sowing Season takes us (the listener), through a journey alongside Mary, Moses, Miriam, and other sojourners, as they face faith, eventually baptizing the listener &#8220;Down By The River&#8221;. The songs are not only well written with a catchy and memorable sensibility, but also with care for keeping the integrity of the original stories. For both, a person with and those without faith, there is excellent merit here.<\/p>\n<p>Should you?<\/p>\n<p>If you like Sufjan Stevens, this is an absolute must have.<\/p>\n<p>The Sowing Season resides in Chicago, IL and Allensville, KY.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the image below to download <em>The Fox &amp; Sparrow<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/offer-listing\/B071JQLV7M\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B071JQLV7M&amp;linkCode=am2&amp;tag=chrisandjesus-20&amp;linkId=155e5dc227d85901ccb45473d32a2a99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B071JQLV7M&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=chrisandjesus-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=chrisandjesus-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B071JQLV7M\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fitvids-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Sowing Season - Meribah (Official Audio)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ilXHGzhviY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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