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The Wire Tapper 46

Track 18

Sarah McQuaid. Photo by Phil Nicholls

"One Sparrow Down"

From If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous

Produced by Michael Chapman, UK based singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid’s fifth album If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous is dominated by musings on mortality, even as it’s often upbeat. She trades her signature guitar sound for unorthodox percussion to recount the death of a bird hell-bent on attacking its own reflection. McQuaid’s cat Nightshine contributes guest vocals.

sarahmcquaid.com, sarahmcquaid.bandcamp.com

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