This month on ’33&1/3' we delve into the 1998 album ‘Sparkle’ by Christian rock/pop singer Sarah Jahn. 

The album was produced by Glenn Rosenstein and includes performance and songwriting contributions from members of Jars of Clay and the group Plumb.

On Sparkle, Jahn subtly introduces spirituality into the lyrics without beating the listener over the head. Vocally she resembles a throatier, more alternative pop version of KD Lang and this record conjures up slinky alternative mid 90’s hypnotic sounds. A very evocative recording, one that will sound a little different every time you hear it. 

Sarah Jahn, an uncompromising and somewhat mysterious Christian artist states that she believed she was called to make an album. If it’s a single album of this calibre then maybe we need no other?

The artist is true to her God and true to herself. Real artists like Sarah Jahn are particularly rare and here at ’33&1/3’ as you know, we like to bring you the hidden gems from the deepest caverns of the mountains of forgotten and obscure albums. This is certainly that. We wish she would release another, but fortunately for all her fans and for us at ’33&1/3’ we do have ‘Sparkle’.

Come take a journey through selfless themes of spiritual regeneration and subjects dealing with cleansing of the old man nature whilst pressing on in faith hoping for a major breakthrough.

‘Sparkle’ is breaking through now on this enigmatic and surprising ’33&1/3’ podcast 21 years after it was first released.