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Wilderness
Folk · 2013 · 12 tracks · 52m

Wilderness

The Handsome Family

A gothic bestiary of twelve tracks named after animals. Brett Sparks' deep baritone delivers surreal, macabre fables over dusty, chamber-folk arrangements.

May 14, 2013 · Loose

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A meticulously crafted collection of dark, surreal fables that find the haunting beauty in the natural world's indifference.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 52m
01
Flies
3:41
02
Frogs
4:41
03
Eels
4:25
04
Octopus
3:33
05
Owls
3:59
06
Caterpillars
4:42
07
Glow Worm
5:33
08
Lizard
5:12
09
Woodpecker
4:22
10
Gulls
4:20
11
Spider
3:54
12
Wildebeest
4:20
Moments Worth Listening For
The galloping, Beatlesque rhythm of Octopus that masks a surreal and unsettling narrative about the deep sea.
The funereal, slow-burning glow of Glow Worm where the reverb creates a sense of immense, damp subterranean space.
The jarring juxtaposition in Wildebeest between the tragic death of Stephen Foster and the brutal reality of the African savannah.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Wilderness sound next to the rest of The Handsome Family's catalogue?

Forest+2.1σ

Forest saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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