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The Handsome Family. I saw these guys in Sydney when they were on tour back in 2003. I was struck by the beauty of their music and Rennie Sparks wicked sense of humour. They play the most haunting melodies. Quirky songs about the animals they've accidently killed. Bottomless pits. Losing your sister to a snake bite and being caught in your underwear on a golf course. As with some of the truly unique offerings in this world, theyre overlooked by the heavy hitters in mainstream music. You wont find a tune about grinding your junk in a club and noone's 'dropping it like its hot. Rennie's never sung with tins of whipped cream strapped to her chest and Bretts never called a woman a ho. What they lack in Chris Brown beating his missus sensationalism or Paris Hilton showing her nasty snatch to the world, they make up in talent and creativity. I guess in our world of disposable pop stars, this leaves the charming couple from Albuquerque, New Mexico underfunded but not unloved. They are artists unadorned by the outlandish accoutrements of Gaga, poetry and music in its purest story telling form... Imagine Edgar Allan Poe and Hank Williams composing a tune on the edge the known world, add the song of sirens and there you have it.

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