Album Review
Handsome Family, The – “Drunk By Noon ” – [Carrot Top Records]
lombard 12/9/2008 7-inch, Country
On this 2008 7″ single from the Handsome Family (husband and wife duo of Brett and Rennie Sparks) we get some lovely country tunes, with a dark edge. Recorded in their home studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico, “Drunk by Noon” is a wonderful cowboy tune from their 1996 album “Milk and Scissors.” Its dour subject matter (beautifully written lyrics by Rennie) leaves the listener pondering inebriation, cancer, and mortality. (We actually have this track in our library on a “Little Darla” compilation, as well as a Sally Timms cover of it).
“Drunk by Noon” is a bit more upbeat and poppier (with male and female vocals) than the “AA” side’s “The Blizzard,” which is a cover of a 1964 Jim Reeves song.
“The Blizzard” is a heart-wrenching, depressing tale about a finding a man frozen on the plains “just 100 yards from Mary Anne.” You can hear the wind blowing, and sense the sadness of the lonesome, snowy trail and a lost love.
you heard it 24 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 1901 days ago, Dangerous Dan played The Blizzard
- 2265 days ago, Dangerous Dan played The Blizzard
- 2657 days ago, Dangerous Dan played The Blizzard
- 2741 days ago, Dangerous Dan played The Blizzard
- 3144 days ago, Cynthia Lombard played The Blizzard
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