The Handsome Family announce 10th album Unseen, share lead single "Gold"

The Americana duo - formed of husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks - rose to prominence after Matthew McConaughey picked their track "Far From Any Road" as the theme for HBO show True Detective.

“At the height of True Detective S1 excitement I disappeared one afternoon while waiting for a flight at O'Hare," says Rennie, explaining the ideas on Unseen. "A middle-aged businessman, McDonald's bag in one hand, rolling-bag handle in the other — walked up to me and, without pause, turned and sat down on my lap. A second later his French fries and rolling bag were on the floor and he was sputtering apologies, insisting he'd seen an empty chair. This strange invisibility felt similar to the night Brett and I watched the series in our little house in Albuquerque, feeling oddly alone. I have learned to embrace my power to vanish. As a songwriter you have to be willing to disappear and let your songs outshine you in order to embrace points of view bigger than your own. It was great that a song written about ants in my driveway became a song about cops in Louisiana. That’s the best any songwriter can hope for. ”

Unseen is out 16 September via Loose.

Listen to "Gold" below. The LP's tracklist is afterwards.

Tracklist:

SIDE A
1. Gold
2. The Silver Light
3. Back In My Day
4. Tiny Tina
5. Underneath The Falls

SIDE B
6. The Sea Rose
7. The Red Door
8. Gentlemen
9. King Of Dust
10. Green Willow Valley