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Husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Rennie Sparks (bass, banjo, vocals) formed the band in 1993, along with drummer Mike Werner. The band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes the music. Guest musicians complete the band line-up
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Regarding the band name, Brett said in an interview: "It's just kind of a stupid name. We used to have this really obnoxious drummer, and he used to call me 'Handsome', that was his nickname for me, I think for sarcastic reasons... And he wanted to call it the Handsome Family... and we thought it
420:. The chorus of the album's lead single, "Joseph", was inspired by a nightmare of lyricist Rennie Sparks, who began talking in her sleep one night, shouting, "Come into the circle, Joseph. There’s no moon tonight!" Brett wrote the words down, and the duo fleshed out the song the next day. 406:
in Europe. In a departure from recent prior albums, the main duo of Brett and Rennie Sparks were joined by three guest musicians: David Gutierrez (mandolin and dobro), Alex McMahon (guitar, baritone guitar, pedal steel), and Jason Toth (drums).
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A growing following and raised profile allowed Brett and Rennie to give up their day jobs and work on the band full time. They toured America and Europe again in support of the 2000 album
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sponsored a resolution declaring September 5, 2014 as "Brett and Rennie Sparks Day" in Chicago "for their exceptional and distinctive talents and noteworthy artistic contributions".
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and bandmates Marshall Vore and Harrison Whitford. The proceeds from sales of the cover, as with all of Bridgers's holiday covers, go to the Los Angeles LGBT Center.
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included season one's opening sequence in their list of the "Ten of the Best" title sequences on television. The song later appeared in an episode of
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onwards. The duo's penchant for a tongue-in-cheek, macabre approach has been noted by many critics; Andy Fyfe of
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covered three Handsome Family songs—"The Sad Milkman", "Snowbird", and "Drunk By Noon"—on her 1999 album
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is an American music duo consisting of husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks formed in
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The Handsome Family's songs have been covered repeatedly by musician
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and traditional country. The Handsome Family's style is a blend of
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Fyfe, Andy (2016-09-16). "The Handsome Family: Unseen".
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They are perhaps best known for their song " 1881: 1491: 1489: 1386: 1384: 1382: 1366:"The Handsome Family – Unseen – Album Review" 1065: 1063: 274:. That year, Rennie's book of short stories, 8: 517:("Amelia Earhart vs. the Dancing Bear", on 310:They have subsequently released the albums 46:The Handsome Family performing live in 2008 1888: 1874: 1866: 1827: 1813: 1799: 1785: 1359: 1357: 249:They wrote their third full-length album, 29: 1765:Learn how and when to remove this message 1688:"Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots" 1642:City of Chicago, Office of the City Clerk 1516: 1514: 1018:The Handsome Family, The Triste Interview 301:The duo appeared in the 2003 documentary 27:US alternative country and Americana band 992: 990: 988: 986: 757:(2016) Milk & Scissors Music / Loose 1391:Plagenhoef, Scott (November 11, 2003). 1044: 1042: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1034: 1032: 1030: 876: 809:Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots 2106:Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… 1233:"REVIEW: The Handsome Family "Hollow"" 604:Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… 1560:Bahn, Christopher (8 February 2006). 1466: 1464: 1364:Compton, Hannah (September 9, 2016). 1314:STEINHOFF, JESSICA (April 17, 2009). 1271:from the original on November 5, 2015 389:, and was used as intro music during 202:, was released on September 8, 2023. 7: 914:Wall Street Journal (Speakeasy blog) 298:tour from Chicago in December 2000. 170:, Illinois, and as of 2001 based in 2135:American alternative country groups 1393:"Singing Bones The Handsome Family" 2145:Musical groups established in 1993 2099:Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus 1186:Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus 1182:Christopher Monger, James (2014). 1159:Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus 965:"For the Love of Handsome Family " 837:In the Forest of Missing Airplanes 631:In 2022, Bird also contributed to 505:component, drawing on themes from 358:, was released in September 2023. 340:(2016) as well as the collections 304:Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus 25: 1662:Vitali, Marc (November 7, 2019). 1523:"The Handsome Family: Wilderness" 1496:Cober-Lake, Justin (2016-10-04). 1440:Bahn, Christopher (5 July 2006). 1336:MCKEOUGH, KEVIN (July 22, 2013). 1211:"The Handsome Family: Wilderness" 486:called them "Americana's ghostly 1714: 1521:Bahn, Christopher (2013-05-14). 1253:Kalina, Paul (August 22, 2014). 765:(2023) Milk & Scissors Music 40: 2160:1993 establishments in Illinois 1610:Strauss, Matthew (2023-05-31). 1070:Roberts, Randall (2014-02-27). 653:In 2014, Chicago city alderman 2165:Musical groups from New Mexico 937:Gallacher, Alex (2023-05-31). 586:Wonders of the Invisible World 501:Rennie's lyrics have a strong 373:by the show's music director, 211:for recordings and live work. 156:http://www.handsomefamily.com/ 1: 1498:"The Handsome Family: Unseen" 1115:"Review: Rennie Sparks: Evil" 1050:The Handsome Family Biography 535:("The Giant of Illinois", on 527:("Emily Shore 1819–1839", on 410:The band's 11th studio album 1413:Dahlen, Chris (2002-10-20). 1368:. Building Our Own Nashville 1113:Klein, Joshua (2002-03-29). 829:(1997) Carrot Top Records / 804:(2010) Handsome Family Music 796:(2002) Handsome Family Music 788:(2002) Digital Club Network 770:Compilations and live albums 352:(2010). Their latest album, 2150:Musical groups from Chicago 1840:the Handsome Family article 998:The Great Indie Discography 579:scientist and witch-hunter 282:, New Mexico, and released 2196: 1231:Apice, John (2023-09-07). 1209:Arado, Matt (2013-05-10). 908:Ayers, Mike (2016-07-13). 565:("Tesla's Hotel Room", on 190:. The band's tenth album, 1903: 1851:Glorious Noise: interview 1690:. Bloodshot Records. 2019 1260:The Sydney Morning Herald 749:(2013) Carrot Top / Loose 741:(2009) Carrot Top / Loose 733:(2006) Carrot Top / Loose 725:(2003) Carrot Top / Loose 717:(2001) Carrot Top / Loose 709:(2000) Carrot Top / Loose 380:The Sydney Morning Herald 218:Brett is originally from 39: 785:Live at Schuba's Tavern 472:. 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Index

Rennie Sparks
The Handsome Family performing live in 2008
Chicago
Illinois
US
Gothic country
alternative country
Loose
Scout Releases
http://www.handsomefamily.com/
Chicago
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Far from Any Road
Singing Bones
True Detective
Unseen
Hollow
Odessa
Texas
Long Island
Odessa
Milk and Scissors
bipolar disorder
Through the Trees
Jeff Tweedy
Uncut
In the Air
Albuquerque
Twilight
Live at Schuba's Tavern

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