The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family is an alternative country and americana band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, and currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The band was formed in 1993 by husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Rennie Sparks (bass, banjo, vocals), along with drummer Mike Werner. The band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes the music. Guest musicians complete the band line-up for recordings and live work.
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The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family is an alternative country and americana band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, and currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The band was formed in 1993 by husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Rennie Sparks (bass, banjo, vocals), along with drummer Mike Werner. The band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes the music. Guest musicians complete the band line-up for recordings and live work.
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Lonely All the Time (Mix 1)
This is the first completed track from the new untitled album I'm currently working on , and I'm releasing it here first for feedback. Looking for fellow producers to give feedback, specifically on the vocals which I'm still working on touching up, as well as the final master which is also still a work in progress. If you want to hear more of my stuff, head on over to rancegarrison.bandcamp.com or search for me on Spotify and Apple Music. more
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Die Laughing
"Norton is a tiny city so far south and west that it might as well be part of Kentucky or Tennessee; Rance Garrison calls it home. The old country and blues influences, like the banjo plucking on “Spies” or the Tom Waits impersonation on “In Heaven,” seem natural enough. Even the religious speech samples creeping on a few tracks weren’t obviously out of place. But when the synths hit (not to mention the auto-tuned vocals on “Die Laughing”), I was floored. The Fireside Season is Virginia’s most secret weapon: a moonshine-swilling, snake-handling, junk-shooting, redemption-seeking opus." -Whurk Magazine, 2015 http://whurk.org/30/album-roundupmore
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Strong Man
Opening track from the 2017 release, "Deplorables." Originally released during the turmoil of the first year of the Trump presidency and the aftermath of the 2016 election, "Deplorables" is a loose concept album inspired by the paranoia of the period. Music and Lyrics by Rance Garrison Rance Garrison: guitars, bass, drum and percussion programming, vocals, synthesizers Austin Penley: backing vocals https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/rancegarrison/cl7S https://rancegarrison.bandcamp.com/track/strong-manmore
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