The welcome return of live shows has brought a deeper sense of gratitude and community amongst music-lovers and raised the importance of enjoying the moment, of being transported away from your everyday to somewhere new, different […]
The summer heatwaves may be over but there were still waves of heat in the Norwich Art Centre last week. Indeed the temperature was so high that Brett Sparks of The Handsome Family noted that it […]
Sonically and lyrically, few band’s can match the atmospheric delivery of The Handsome Family. ‘Gold’ is the opening song from the 2016 album ‘Unseen’, the duo’s tenth studio recording. The sonorous quality, depth and range of […]
If there ever was a band that could be described as the essence of modern Americana, it is Chicago’s The Handsome Family. The husband and wife duo of Brett and Rennie Sparks, with an occasional cast […]
It’s been a slightly longer pause than anticipated since the last attempt to answer all conundrums posed in a song through the words of another song. But here we are, back by the clamour of popular […]
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