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Smothered and Covered
Folk · 2002 · 18 tracks

Smothered and Covered

Eighteen tracks of unpolished demos and skeletal covers. A dusty, intimate peek into the gothic Americana duo's private recording process.

July 2002

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A dusty, quiet intimacy that feels like looking through someone else's old journals.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
There's a City
3:12
02
Sunday Morning Coming Down
4:48
03
Prepared Piano #1
1:30
04
I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling
3:44
05
Down in the Ground (demo)
2:31
06
Cello #1
1:00
07
Trail of Time
3:13
08
Faraway Eyes
4:27
09
Knoxville Girl
4:04
10
Prepared Piano #2
1:05
11
The Last (demo)
2:45
12
Banks of the Ohio
3:27
13
Cello #2
1:16
14
Natalie Wood
3:43
15
#1 Country Song (demo)
3:35
16
Prepared Piano #3
0:46
17
Stupid Bells
2:59
18
The Weinermobile
0:59
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring but beautiful transition from a traditional murder ballad into a dissonant prepared piano interlude
Brett Sparks' baritone reaching a vulnerable, unpolished peak during the skeletal demo version of Down in the Ground
The way the cheap drum machine rhythm on Faraway Eyes contrasts with the sincere, dusty vocal delivery

How does Smothered and Covered sound next to the rest of The Handsome Family's catalogue?

Lo Fi+2.9σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

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