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Honey Moon is the eighth studio album released by The Handsome Family. It was released 2009 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe).

Honey Moon
Studio album by The Handsome Family
Released	2009
Length	48:11
Label	Carrot Top / Loose Music
The Handsome Family chronology
Last Days Of Wonder (2006) Honey Moon (2009) Scattered (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	(B+)[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.2/10[4]

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

1. "Linger, Let Me Linger" – 3:34
2. "Little Sparrows" – 3:08
3. "My Friend" – 4:56
4. "When You Whispered" – 3:11
5. "The Loneliness of Magnets" – 3:43
6. "June Bugs" – 3:38
7. "A Thousand Diamond Rings" – 3:40
8. "Love Is Like" – 3:21
9. "The Petrified Forest" – 4:11
10. "Wild Wood" - 3:10
11. "Darling, My Darling" - 3:39
12. "The Winding Corn Maze" - 4:35
13. "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")
• Jason Toth - drums
• Sheila Sachs - Layout assistance
• Mark Owen - photography[6]

References

External links

• The Handsome Family official website

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