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Reverting to previous creative outlooks and patterns is often looked at by outsiders as a step backwards, but for Sydney outfit Tin Sparrow, it was going back to basics which reminded them why they were making music in the first place. After a change in line up and a long musical hiatus, the (now) trio took to a farm house in regional Victoria with producer Dann Hume, who also produced their debut release, to create their third EP, titled The Shoelace Ring. The three founding members of Tin Sparrow – Matt Amery, Dean Mcleod and Mark Piccles – took a step back from it all in 2013 to travel, write, surf, and do some internal reflection. Mcleod admits that “maybe we lost our way a little bit”. But it was this release interval that allowed for the creative clarity that can be heard on each of the five tracks on Shoelace Ring, the follow up to previous EP releases From The Sun (2011) and Fair & Verdant Woods (2012). Each member brought their own eclectic influences to the table. Amery’s