Artist: The Handsome Family
Date Released: January 26, 1998
Label: Carrot Top
Produced By: David Trumfio
Tracklisting:
- Weightless Again
- My Sister's Tiny Hands
- Stalled
- Where The Birch Trees Lean
- Cathedrals
- Down In The Ground
- The Giant Of Illinois
- Down In The Valley Of Hollow Logs
- I Fell
- The Woman Downstairs
- Last Night I Went Out Walking
- Bury Me Here
- My Ghost
Review[]
They don't even have a record out this year (their last was Singing Bones, which came out in 2002), so I listed my favorite of theirs. They're another alt.country group. Darkly funny lyrics, but also a lot that are really touching and beautiful. Even though Through the Trees is my favorite, Live At Schuba's is very good as well (and you get the hilarious between-song banter with that one), and this might actually be the better album to start with. Also recommended: Rennie Sparks' (the lyricist) book Evil. Apparently they've got a new record coming out soon. - Rev. Syung Myung Me