The Lovely Sparrows (album release), Linen Closet, Dead Recipe

Nearly a decade after the release of the Lovely Sparrows’ debut LP, Bury the Cynics, Shawn Jones returns with new music. Shake the Shadow swoons immediately familiar to local fans, jangly mellow and richly textured folk-bent pop hinging on Jones’ literate and intimate narratives – as if he’s whispering tales of love and heartbreak in a library. Linen Closet and Dead Recipe set the stage. – Doug Freeman