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Q MagazineJun 17, 2013Wilderness quickly makes it clear that the passing of time hasn't dampened down their taste for the macabre mysteries if existence. [Jul 2013, p.105]
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Jun 10, 2013The album moves slowly, yes, but it’s never boring, and the songs once again open doors to a strange and fascinating new world.
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May 31, 2013These are so fine you don't mind listening again. And as you do, you start noticing how deftly Brett negotiates lines and stanzas that aren't as blockish as their meter and his voice make you think. And then you listen to this uningratiating music some more.
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May 21, 2013Wilderness, the tenth long-player from the New Mexico-based husband-and-wife team of Brett and Rennie Sparks (The Handsome Family) lives up to its ecological moniker with a 12-track set that invokes both nature and nurture, with an emphasis on the shady bits in between.
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MojoMay 20, 2013Little known natural wonders are gleaned from Rennie's witty and offbeat stories.... Meanwhile, Brett's deep bow-saw of a voice has never sounded so sonorous. [Jun 2013, p.87]
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UncutMay 17, 2013The animal kingdom looms large but human experience is still at the core of Rennie's surreal couplets, given added portent by Brett's compellingly mournful baritone. [Jun 2013, p.73]
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May 17, 2013Wilderness uses wildlife traits as jumping-off points for enigmatic tales in typical Handsome Family manner.
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MagnetMay 17, 2013A concept where every title is a different animal should've wielded funnier, more songful results. [No.98, p.55]
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May 17, 2013A penchant for mid-tempo country ballads has sometimes made Handsome Family albums seem too similar, and while Wilderness doesn’t stray far from that template, it stays lively by weaving in a wealth of other styles, including Beatles-esque pop, bossa nova rhythm, and traditional American folk.