Honey Moon (The Handsome Family album)

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Honey Moon
Artist THE HANDSOME FAMILY album HONEY MOON.jpg
Studio album by
Released2009
GenreAlternative country
Length48:11
LabelCarrot Top / Loose Music
The Handsome Family chronology
Last Days Of Wonder
(2006)
Honey Moon
(2009)
Scattered
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The A.V. Club(B+)[3]
Pitchfork Media7.2/10[4]

Honey Moon is the eighth studio album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 2009 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe).

Reception[]

The album was well received by critics: according to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 75/100, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1]

Track listing[]

  1. "Linger, Let Me Linger" – 3:34
  2. "Little Sparrows" – 3:08
  3. "My Friend" – 4:56
  4. "When You Whispered" – 3:11
  5. "The Loneliness of Magnets" – 3:43
  6. "June Bugs" – 3:38
  7. "A Thousand Diamond Rings" – 3:40
  8. "Love Is Like" – 3:21
  9. "The Petrified Forest" – 4:11
  10. "Wild Wood" - 3:10
  11. "Darling, My Darling" - 3:39
  12. "The Winding Corn Maze" - 4:35
  13. "The Red Leaf Forest" - 3:25
    • Bonus track included on the digital version of the album sold through iTunes[5]

Personnel[]

  • Rennie Sparks - artwork; lyrics; vocals on "Wild Woods", "The Winding Corn Maze", "Little Sparrows", "The Petrified Forest" and "When You Whispered"
  • Brett Sparks - music; all instruments except as follows
  • Stepehn Dorocke - lap steel ("Linger, Let Me Linger", "Love Is Like"); guitar ("The Loneliness Of Magnets", "A Thousand Diamnond Rings", "Wild Wood")
  • Dave Gutierrez - classical guitar ("The Winding Corn Maze"), pedal steel ("Little Sparrows"), dobro ("When You Whispered")
  • Jason Toth - drums
  • Sheila Sachs - Layout assistance
  • Mark Owen - photography[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Honey Moon Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  2. ^ Mark Deming. "Honey Moon". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Honey Moon · The Handsome Family · Music Review The Handsome Family: Honey Moon · Music Review · The A.V. Club".
  4. ^ "The Handsome Family: Honey Moon". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "iTunes - Music - Honey Moon by The Handsome Family". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  6. ^ cf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (2009): Credits. In Honey Moon [CD booklet]. Chicago: Carrot Top Records.

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