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Rennie’s choice of romantic imagery is as genially warped and haunted as ever.
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On first listen, anyone familiar with the Handsome Family will keep waiting for someone to die or go insane as if wondering when the shoe will drop, but ultimately Honey Moon proves they can ease into more optimistic surroundings and not lose touch with the strange and ethereal qualities that have made them worthwhile.
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Though answers don't come easily, the process of getting to know them is fascinating nonetheless.
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All of this exceptionally solid music is a remarkably beautiful thing to witness.
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Each is gently strummed, sparsely drummed and deeply crooned by Brett. Rennie takes care of the lyrics (and a few sweet harmonies) and deftly avoids love’s clichés.
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UncutThe lyrics are still all Rennie's, of course, teeming with mysterious metaphors and fantastical flights of fancy. [May 2009, p.90]
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The album is full of similar tableaux: These songs are dioramas depicting the New Mexico wilderness as a reverberation of the couple's desires.
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On their eighth album, spouses Brett and Rennie Sparks continue to put a brilliantly surreal twist on everyday subjects, using nature imagery to evoke the weird intensity of all-consuming passions.
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Under The RadarThough The Handsome Family is still somewhat of an acquired tatse, Honey Moon should bring new converts. [Spring 2009, p.78]
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JeffG.Jul 15, 2009Great songwriting! It makes me excited again about Country and all of its possibilities.