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Wilderness

The Handsome Family

Wilderness

Album number ten from the alt country / americana duo Brett and Rennie Sparks

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Loose Music
UK Release date
20/05/2013
US Release date
14/05/2013
  1. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    A 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
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    The animal kingdom looms large but human experience is still at the core of Rennie's surreal couplets. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Brett's deep bow-saw voice has never sounded so sonorous. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Q

    The human heart is central to each bizarrely illustrated page. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Wilderness may require a few listens, but the payback is handsome indeed
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  6. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    The 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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  7. 7.0 |   The 405

    They've progressed wonderfully over the course of their career, and while the new album may not be as accessible as some of their other work, spending time with it yields impressive rewards
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  8. 7.0 |   All Music

    A 12-track set that invokes both nature and nurture, with an emphasis on the shady bits in between
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  9. 6.0 |   The Independent

    It's nature at its creepy-crawliest, with fittingly wyrd-folk arrangements
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