The Handsome Family w/Chris Crofton

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The Handsome Family

The Chicago husband-and-wife Americana duo The Handsome Family had been performing for well over a decade before they received their big break in 2014, when their song “Far From Any Road” was used as the theme song from HBO’s crime drama phenomenon “True Detective.” The show’s music director, roots legend T Bone Burnett, selected the song himself. Over the years The Handsome Family have written memorable songs about fictional murders and real-life mental illness, and recorded at fellow Chicagoan Jeff Tweedy’s studio. They released their 10th and most recent album Unseen on their own label in 2016.