"Kelly Hunt possesses an exceptionally lithe and expressive voice, which sounds like a delicate songbird imbued with the mojo of a hip raptor (think Iris DeMent meets Norah Jones) ... She taught herself how to play the banjo, which in this case is a well-seasoned tenor model with a calfskin head found in a used instrument shop, deftly wielded with a captivatingly spare tone. Even the Sparrow's title-track is a haunting, spectral wonder distinguished by Hunt's high, lonesome articulation, which flits around and wafts above the Appalachian-inflected melodic line soulfully carried by Staś Heaney's fiddle and the singer's banjo. 'Oh Brother Where Art Thou' adds Tyler Giles' acoustic guitar to the mix in a deeply swung old-time murder ballad, which may or may not pay homage to the Coen Brothers movie of the same name ... A brilliantly accomplished project"