Last Days of Wonder

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."[4]

Last Days Of Wonder
Studio album by
The Handsome Family
Released2006
GenreAlternative country
Length43:23
LabelCarrot Top / Loose Music
The Handsome Family chronology
Singing Bones
(2003)		 Last Days Of Wonder
(2006)		 Honey Moon
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubA-[2]
Pitchfork Media6.7/10[3]

Reception

The album was well received by critics: according to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 80/100, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1]

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[5]
  • 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. "Last Days of Wonder Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  2. Bahn, Christopher (5 July 2006). "Review: The Handsome Family, Last Days Of Wonder". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9135-last-days-of-wonder/
  4. Bahn, Christopher (8 February 2006). "Interview: Brett and Rennie Sparks of The Handsome Family". A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. cf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (2006): Credits. In Last Days Of Wonder [CD booklet]. Chicago: Carrot Top Records.



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