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You’re forcing people to look at things that they don’t really want to look at and think about them in a way that’s palatable. They basically said, “What you guys do is good. It all spiraled out of a advice that we got from my old man and from a friend of ours at different occasions. Instead, it made more sense to do an accurate reflection of life there are moments of levity in the midst of some pretty heavy stuff. We certainly want to be and honest and talk about certain things that are authentic and worth a damn, but in the same breath, it’s not realistic for people to be macabre all day, walking around morose.

It’s natural in the sense that we’re not brooding people.

Was that a natural progression, or was it planned?Ī: I would say it’s both. Q: Your songs tackle heavy subjects, but you also lighten up your lives shows with humor.

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'We feel like we tripped, fell down a hill and the snowball got bigger and bigger, and suddenly, we were able to quit our other jobs and write music full time.”ĭuring his Pensacola News Journal interview, Baxter shared more about Penny & Sparrow, their live shows and the bond that has guided them through marriage and a music adventure beyond imagination. “We didn’t set out in this journey of writing songs together hoping to make this a career,” he said. Penny & Sparrow’s success has surpassed Baxter’s wildest dreams. In March, Penny & Sparrow released “Let a Lover Drown You.” The duo moved their wives and music to legendary Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to record the album that has earned praise from American Songwriter Magazine and NPR, which named Penny & Sparrow to its Austin 100 playlist ahead of the duo’s set at SXSW. In 2013, they released their debut album, “Tenboom,” followed by “Struggle Pretty” in 2014. They originally wanted to entertain their roommates with cover songs, but in 2011, Penny & Sparrow became the outlet for the duo’s original works.

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