A husband-and-wife duo whose songs wrap unsettling tales in spare, memorable melodies.
For a good sense of their world, try 'Down In The Winding Corn Maze' or 'My Beautiful Bride.' They frame the quiet, story-driven sound they've built over the years.
They've carved out a space where folk music meets the strange and dark corners of everyday life. Songs like 'Far From Any Road' and 'So Much Wine' show how they make unsettling stories feel oddly familiar. Their sound is spare and eerie, leaving room for Rennie's lyrics to breathe.
Brett and Rennie Sparks started making music together in Albuquerque in 1993. They've put out records steadily since 'Odessa' in 1994, working mostly as a duo and staying independent. Their songs, like those on the list, keep drifting toward the peculiar, one album at a time.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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