“The Beatles of Folk Music” Greil Marcus

“This is music that moves forward by turning the clock back: haunting, primal and strangely heroic—“ The London Times

All the way from Albuquerque , New Mexico , The Handsome Family return to Australia to appear at The Perth International Arts Festival and headline shows around the country.

The world’s favourite gothic country duo made their first trip down under to appear in Hal Wilner’s Leonard Cohen tribute concert ‘Came So Far For Beauty’, which saw them perform alongside Nick Cave, Cave, Jarvis Cocker and Antony to name a few.

Husband and wife duo Brett and Rennie Sparks return to promote their new record, ‘The Last Days Of Wonder’ (Spunk Records). The album is a collection of love songs sung in airports, garbage dumps, drive-thru windows and shark-infested waters as imagined by Rennie, the lyricist of the band – lyrics that critic Greil Marcus hailed as having “no parallel in modern writing”. Their previous records have been consistently praised by critics, earning them a cult following around the globe, and ‘Last Days Of Wonder’ is no different:

“An unqualified triumph – Americana Album Of The Month” 4 Stars – Uncut

http://www.handsomefamily.com/

Dates Played

BRISBANE
When: Sun 18-02-07
Where: The Zoo

SYDNEY
When: Tue 20-02-07
Where: The Basement

ADELAIDE
When: Wed 21-02-07
Where: Grace Emily

MELBOURNE
When: Thu 22-02-07
Where: East Brunswick Club

HEPBURN SPRINGS
When: Fri 23-02-07
Where: The Palais

PERTH
When: Sun 25-02-07
Where: Perth International Arts Festival