Milk and Scissors

by The Handsome Family

Milk and Scissors cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1996
  • Label: Carrot Top
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:41
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Brett Sparks, Mark Struzynski, Mike Hagler, Mike Werner, Dave Trumfio, Harry Trumfio, Rennie Sparks

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The husband-and-wife duo fully embraces their signature southern gothic aesthetic on this starkly written sophomore release. Brett Sparks' incredibly deep baritone vocals deliver his wife Rennie's morbid, darkly humorous narratives surrounding murder, alcoholism, and tragic rural isolation.

Genres

Descriptors: alcohol, death, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, female-vocals, narrative

Tracklist

  1. Lake Geneva (3:11)
  2. Winnebago Skeletons (4:13)
  3. Drunk By Noon (2:51)
  4. The House Carpenter (3:36)
  5. The Dutch Boy (3:51)
  6. The King Who Wouldn't Smile (2:35)
  7. Emily Shore 1819-1839 (4:34)
  8. 3-Legged Dog (4:34)
  9. #1 Country Song (3:35)
  10. Amelia Earhart vs. the Dancing Bear (3:13)
  11. Tin Foil (2:41)
  12. Puddin' Fingers (1:41)

Credits

  • Brett Sparks - acoustic guitar, vocals, organ, harmonica, guitar [dobro, lap steel], lyrics by, music by
  • Traditional - music by, lyrics by
  • Darrell Sparks - guitar [guitar solo], guitar [slide guitar], music by, lyrics by, vocals, guitar
  • Harry Trumfio - steel drums
  • Mark Struzynski - saxophone

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