The Handsome Family

Preview: Danny George Wilson launches new album with May tour supporting The Handsome Family

March 2, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Danny George Wilson’s latest record, Arcade, has already been previewed in these pages and now Wilson has announced a series of UK tour dates supporting The Handsome family to promote it. For Arcade, Wilson returned to Hamish […]

The Handsome Family celebrate 23 years of “Singing Bones” with deluxe reissue and tour

January 28, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The Handsome Family today announce a UK and Irish tour to mark the re-release of their classic album “Singing Bones”. The album was the 6th album from the husband-and-wife outfit of Brett & Rennie Sparks and […]

Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Raw

December 4, 2025 Andrew Raw 5

Under Andy Short’s recent Top 10, there was praise from a reader for his choices that had “objectivity and historical context” as opposed to others, which had been “Some songs I like”. The reader, it has […]

Live Review: The Handsome Family + Frontier Ruckus, Union Chapel, London – 21st May 2024

May 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

A grey overcast London and rain threatening – to some that might seem the perfect accompaniment to a night with The Handsome Family with their dark and twisted tales – and in a church no less. […]

The Handsome Family “Hollow”

September 11, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

After a seven year gap The Handsome Family return with a wonderful album which draws the listener into their uniquely dark universe. It’s hard to believe that The Handsome Family, Brett and Rennie Sparks, have been […]

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