The Handsome Family

Video: The Handsome Family “Gold”

August 19, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

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 […]

Small Venue Heroes: The Handsome Family

January 25, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

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 […]

What should I do, Americana UK?

March 4, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

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 […]

Something for the weekend: The Handsome Family featuring Allen Ginsberg “Hiway Poesy Painted Desert to Albuquerque”

February 5, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for another week dear reader and we leave you for the weekend with a track from the new tribute album to Allen Ginsberg whose classic poetry collection “The Fall Of America: Poems Of These […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Peter Tomkins

January 7, 2021 Clint West 1

A happy new year to everyone as we head into the home straight with our quest to identify the top 10 americana albums ever. Only a handful of writers remain to offer their suggestions before we […]

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