William's album "The Sparrow And The Crow" is to be released September 30. Today he posted the song "If You Would Come Back Home" as an appetiser. I gotta say, I am not impressed. It sounds so much like many of his other songs, which is safe and boring. Even if i heard it with fresh ears, i don't think I would care for it too much. Thoughts?edit: William's myspace was updated with the album...
Fitzsimmons has a haunting sound that evokes references to Iron & Wine,Bright Eyes and Elliott Smith. His forthright album tells the truestory of two people who didn't make it: William conceived 'The SparrowAnd The Crow' as an apology and a confessional to his former wife...andthen set those words to music. The result is a hushed and heartbreakingcollection of songs that charts a path from regr...
Directed by Josh Franer, the video for “If You Would Come Back Home” takes us on a moving journey through William’s painful separation with his loved one. The music accompanies the visual with perfect balance & harmony, adding to the epic nature of the song. William Fitzsimmons’ The Sparrow And The Crow will be released on April 7th, 2009 on Downtown’s Mercer Street Records.William Fitzs