"We had such a solid group of people involved in this album. Gabriel Stonerock, our studio musician for almost everything on the album, was so much fun to work with. He's one of my best friends, and it was great to work with him on something so weird," says Sparrow Sleeps' Casey Cole. "The fact that Seth Henderson engineered Sparrow And Friends Start A Band! is surreal. He's mixed so many of our favorite records. All of the guest vocalists on this thing were artists we either listen to regularly now or grew up listening to (or both), and to have so many of them excited and willing to be a part of such a strange project is something I never expected."

Sparrow and Friends is Casey Cole and Peter Lockhart of Sparrow Sleeps. The Midwestern duo have teamed up with some of their favorite vocalists to bring you Sparrow and Friends Start A Band!, the first release in their new series of music geared toward kids ages 3-5.

Cole and Lockhart have spent the last year in and out of the studio, writing songs about brushing your teeth, tying your shoes, counting to ten, and being polite. While the songs lyrically resonate with children, the guest vocalists on this album will be familiar to a lot of parents and the album's music has been created to resonate with parents and children alike.

On the new album, Cole tells us, "Sparrow and Friends is probably one of the weirder pop-punk compilations out there. We're still amazed at the artists that were willing to be a part of this project and bring this crazy idea to fruition."

Tracked/mixed by Seth Henderson (Knuckle Puck, Real Friends) and mastered by Alan Douches (Brand New, Saves The Day),Sparrow and Friends Start A Band! is the essential pop-punk album for kids.

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Sparrow and Friends Start A Band! Tracklisting:

1. We're The Sparrow Sleeps Band (ft. Will Pugh of Cartel)
2. I Want To Play! (ft. Will Pugh of Cartel)
3. Shoe Tying Machine (ft. Nick Diener of The Swellers)
4. Let's Sing About Letters! (ft. Ace Enders of The Early November)
5. Sharing Is Cool (ft. Joe Taylor of Knuckle Puck and Dan Lambton of Real Friends)
6. Holding Hands (ft. Zech Pluister of Sleep On It)
7. Make Some Noise (ft. Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids)
8. Air Guitar (ft. Ryan Key of Yellowcard)
9. The Sugar Song (ft. Kailynn West of Tiny Stills and Tony Thaxton of Motion City Soundtrack)
10. 10 (ft. Mike Herrera of MXPX)
11. Two Minutes (ft. Nick Thompson of Hit The Lights)
12. Sparrows Nest (ft. Aaron Marsh of Copeland)