[3] In 2010 lead vocalist and guitarist Dan Thomson recruited Marco Cellucci to form a band which would become the original Ottawa based iteration of Sparrows.

[5] The band released their LP Cold Ground in July 2013 through Broken Heart/Kat Kat Records[6][7][8] before moving to Toronto and continuing to tour extensively performing across Canada and the United States including festivals; SXSW, NXNE, Canadian Music Week, and the Ottawa Bluesfest.

In 2015 the group was signed to Toronto-based aggressive rock label New Damage Records[9] and shortly after released their second EP Dragging Hell in August of that year.

Prior to the departure of Maillet the band supported Grammy Award winning American metalcore group Norma Jean during their "Polar Summer Tour".

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Sparrows' Daniel Thomson and Alex Pley began writing songs for what would become their next and current project, Toronto band lowheaven.