Honey Moon is the eighth studio album by
the Handsome Family. It was released 2009 by Carrot Top Records (North America) /
Loose Music (Europe).
Reception
The album was well received by critics: according to
Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 75/100, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Track listing
"Linger, Let Me Linger" – 3:34
"Little Sparrows" – 3:08
"My Friend" – 4:56
"When You Whispered" – 3:11
"The Loneliness of Magnets" – 3:43
"June Bugs" – 3:38
"A Thousand Diamond Rings" – 3:40
"Love Is Like" – 3:21
"The Petrified Forest" – 4:11
"Wild Wood" - 3:10
"Darling, My Darling" - 3:39
"The Winding Corn Maze" - 4:35
"The Red Leaf Forest" - 3:25
Bonus track included on the digital version of the album sold through
iTunes[5]
Personnel
Rennie Sparks - artwork; lyrics; vocals on "Wild Woods", "The Winding Corn Maze", "Little Sparrows", "The Petrified Forest" and "When You Whispered"
Brett Sparks - music; all instruments except as follows
Stephen Dorocke - lap steel on "Linger, Let Me Linger" and "Love Is Like"; guitar on "The Loneliness Of Magnets", "A Thousand Diamond Rings", "Wild Wood")
Dave Gutierrez - classical guitar ("The Winding Corn Maze"), pedal steel ("Little Sparrows"), dobro ("When You Whispered")