Words that in their everyday surrealism have no parallel in contemporary writing...Music that mines the deep veins of fatalism in the Appalachian voice - GREIL MARCUS THE HANDSOME FAMILY is Brett and Rennie Sparks from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their last CD, Last Days of Wonder, was one of Mojo's top ten Americana Albums for 2006. Rennie's lyrics are inspired equally by forests and airports, drive-thru windows and raging seas. Brett's music is steeped in tin-pan alley standards and hillbilly harmonies. Their songs celebrate those little miraculous moments when we are pulled from everyday life and become aware of the mystery and magic around us. |