Last Days of Wonder

Last Days Of Wonder
Studio album by The Handsome Family
Released 2006
Genre Alternative country
Length 43:23
Label Carrot Top / Loose Music
The Handsome Family chronology
Singing Bones
(2003)Singing Bones2003		 Last Days Of Wonder
(2006)		 Honey Moon
(2009)Honey Moon2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club(A-)[1]
Pitchfork Media6.7/10 link

Last Days Of Wonder is the seventh studio album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 2006 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe). The title is a reference to Puritan scientist and witch-hunter Cotton Mather's 1693 book Wonders of the Invisible World, which lyricist Rennie Sparks found intriguing because of what she called its "madness brimming under the surface of things."[2]


Track listing

  1. "Your Great Journey" – 3:13
  2. "Tesla's Hotel Room" – 3:56
  3. "These Golden Jewels" – 3:32
  4. "After We Shot The Grizzly" – 3:33
  5. "Flapping Your Broken Wings" – 3:45
  6. "Beautiful William" – 4:22
  7. "All The Time In Airports" – 3:43
  8. "White Lights" – 3:36
  9. "Bowling Alley Bar" – 2:52
  10. "Hunter Green" - 4:29
  11. "Our Blue Sky" - 2:59
  12. "Somewhere Else To Be" - 3:23

Personnel[3]

  • Rennie Sparks - lyrics; artwork; some autoharp, banjo, ukulele, and vocals
  • Brett Sparks - music; all instruments except as follows
  • David Coulter - saw ("These Golden Jewels")
  • Stephen Dorocke - pedal steel ("Your Great Journey", "Somewhere Else To Be")
  • David Gutierrez - jazz guitar ("After We Shot The Grizzly")
  • Eric Johnson - banjo ("After We Shot The Grizzly")
  • Darrel Sparks - harmony vocals ("All The Time In Airports", "Our Blue Sky", "Your Great Journey")
  • Mark Weaver - trombone ("Tesla's Hotel Room")
  • Amanda Kooser - 12 string guitar ("Our Blue Sky")
  • Mastered by Roger Seibel/SAE - mastering
  • Johanna Nelson - Back cover photo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/girlfromauntie).
  • Sheila Sachs - Layout assistance

References

  1. ↑ Bahn, Christopher (5 July 2006). "Review: The Handsome Family, Last Days Of Wonder". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Bahn, Christopher (8 February 2006). "Interview: Brett and Rennie Sparks of The Handsome Family". A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ↑ cf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (2006): Credits. In Last Days Of Wonder [CD booklet]. Chicago: Carrot Top Records.
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