◇ image via WikipediaThe Handsome Family
The Handsome Family is a Americana act. Their sound grew out of Hank Williams. Those roots explain a lot about how The Handsome Family arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as 16 Horsepower, Woven Hand, Uncle Tupelo, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Eilen Jewell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird and Jeff Tweedy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around The Handsome Family, reaching back through Hank Williams and forward to Phoebe Bridgers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Handsome Family connections
The Handsome Family grew out of Hank Williams, shares an orbit with 16 Horsepower, Woven Hand, Uncle Tupelo and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, went on to shape Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird and Jeff Tweedy. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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