Bella Union is pleased to announce the release of New Zealand songwriter/producer Lawrence Arabia"s third full-length, The Sparrow, on July 24th. The Sparrow is the follow up to the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Chant Darling (2010). Venturing away from the harmony-laden, classic pop production of that release, The Sparrow is a more measured and minimalist work, drawing particularly on the influence of the symphonic late-sixties work of Scott Walker and Serge Gainsbourg. While various ominous words like "mature" and "serious" come to mind, there are still strong traces of the witty pop songcraft that have defined the first two Arabia albums, garnering legions of fans worldwide.