Honey Moon (The Handsome Family album)
Appearance
Honey Moon | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2009 | |||
Length | 48:11 | |||
Label | Carrot Top / Loose Music | |||
the Handsome Family chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | (B+)[3] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.2/10[4] |
Honey Moon is the eighth studio album by the Handsome Family. It was released 2009 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe).
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]- "Linger, Let Me Linger" – 3:34
- "Little Sparrows" – 3:08
- "My Friend" – 4:56
- "When You Whispered" – 3:11
- "The Loneliness of Magnets" – 3:43
- "June Bugs" – 3:38
- "A Thousand Diamond Rings" – 3:40
- "Love Is Like" – 3:21
- "The Petrified Forest" – 4:11
- "Wild Wood" - 3:10
- "Darling, My Darling" - 3:39
- "The Winding Corn Maze" - 4:35
- "The Red Leaf Forest" - 3:25
Personnel
[edit]- 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
- Stephen Dorocke - lap steel on "Linger, Let Me Linger" and "Love Is Like"; guitar on "The Loneliness Of Magnets", "A Thousand Diamond 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Honey Moon Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Mark Deming. "Honey Moon". AllMusic.
- ^ "Honey Moon · The Handsome Family · Music Review The Handsome Family: Honey Moon · Music Review · The A.V. Club".
- ^ "The Handsome Family: Honey Moon". Pitchfork.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Honey Moon by The Handsome Family". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ cf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (2009): Credits. In Honey Moon [CD booklet]. Chicago: Carrot Top Records.
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