The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family is an American alternative country duo, the couple Brett and Rennie Sparks. They live in Albuquerque , New Mexico .
The songs are created according to a strict distribution of roles: Brett Sparks, who has already played for various independent bands, writes the music and Rennie Sparks, who is also a writer, writes the lyrics. Characteristic of her texts is the strong reference to the literary genre Southern Gothic and Gothic elements, which can also be found in classic country and folk . The often abstruse and drastic texts are performed by Brett Sparks in a calm, warm baritone.
Discography
- Odessa (1994)
- Milk and Scissors (1996)
- Down in the Valley (Irish compilation of the first two CDs)
- Invisible Hands (Vinyl EP)
- Through the Trees (1998)
- In the Air (2000)
- Live at the Schuba's Tavern (2001)
- Smoothered and Covered (2002)
- Singing Bones (2003)
- Last Days of Wonder (2006)
- Honey Moon (2009)
- Scattered (2010)
- Wilderness (2013)
- Unseen (2016)
Her song Far From Any Road is the theme song for the first season of the crime series True Detective .
bibliography
- Evil (short stories by Rennie Sparks), Black Hole Press 2000
Web links
- Official website (English)
- The Handsome Family at Allmusic (English)
- The Handsome Family at Discogs (English)