In the Air (The Handsome Family album) explained

In The Air
Type:	Album
Artist:	the Handsome Family
Cover:	Artist THE HANDSOME FAMILY album IN THE AIR.jpg
Released:	2000
Length:	37:03
Label:	Carrot Top / Loose Music
Prev Title:	Down in the Valley
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Twilight
Next Year:	2001

In The Air is the fifth album released by the American band the Handsome Family. It was released in 2000 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe) and comes as an enhanced audio CD with an additional video for the song "Amelia Earhart vs. The Dancing Bear," from Milk and Scissors (directed by Bill Ward).

Los Angeles Times critic Randall Roberts praised the "tender urgency" and "morbid wit" of the song "So Much Wine”, calling it "a little pearl of destruction" and "the perfect introduction to the Family’s world."^[1]

Track listing

All music by Brett Sparks, all lyrics by Rennie Sparks.

1. "Don't Be Scared" – 2:39
2. "The Sad Milkman" – 3:40
3. "In The Air" – 3:30
4. "A Beautiful Thing" – 3:39
5. "So Much Wine" – 3:48
6. "Up Falling Rock Hill" – 2:57
7. "Poor, Poor Lenore" – 3:41
8. "When That Helicopter Comes" – 2:32
9. "Grandmother Waits For You" (inspired by "Where We'll Never Grow Old" as performed by The Smith Sacred Singers) – 3:50
10. "Lie Down" - 3:30
11. "My Beautiful Bride" - 3:17

Additional Personnel

Source:^[2]

• Brad Miller - Band photo
• Andrew Bird - violin on "Poor, Poor Lenore", "Up Falling Rock Hill" and "When That Helicopter..."
• Darrel Sparks - back-up caterwaul on "When That Helicopter..."; guitar on "The Sad Milkman"

External links

• The Handsome Family official website

Notes and References

1. News: Roberts . Randall . 2014-02-27 . ‘True Detective’ music: 10 other great songs by the Handsome Family . . . 2023-06-01 .
2. cf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (2000): Credits. In In The Air [CD booklet]. Chicago: Carrot Top Records.