Exclusive: The Handsome Family Confirm 2017 UK Tour And Unveil Back In My Day Video

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The Handsome Family will return to the UK early next year as part of a European tour.

The folk duo - husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks - will put out their new record, ‘Unseen’, on September 16 and we’re excited to reveal details of their touring plans and a surreal new video for Back In My Day.

Their UK run will get underway in Cardiff on February 18 and also take in stops in Leamington Spa, Norwich, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Gateshead, Leeds, Bristol, London, Brighton and Folkestone. In Europe, meanwhile, they will play Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Cologne and Brussels. Head here for full details. Tickets are on sale at 9am today.

Back In My Day, meanwhile, is the second single to emerge from the album and is a song that twists into strange shapes after taking inspiration from a problem close to the pair’s home in in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“Back in My Day grew out of my frustration at the new street lights put up around our house,” Rennie said. “It no longer gets dark here. We get a half-twilight orange dusk for a few hours and then the sun comes up again. I miss the dark night. I miss the stars and the calm that comes from looking out into black space.

“In this darkness-deprived state I can’t be held responsible for whatever false memories pop into my head, but I truly do remember playing music on rings of ice. I remember trying to fold a map. I remember feeling the entire forest watching me as I wandered off into the pines. Brett says all the instruments used to record this song were actually made from ice. He still wears a wristwatch. It may not be removable. He has seen monsters in the sea.”

The Handsome Family Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:

Sat February 18th 2017 - CARDIFF Globe 
Sun February 19th 2017 - LEAMINGTON SPA Assembly 
Tue February 21st 2017 - NORWICH Waterfront 
Wed February 22nd 2017 - MANCHESTER RNCM Theatre 
Thu February 23rd 2017 - GLASGOW St Lukes 
Fri February 24th 2017 - EDINBURGH Caves 
Sat February 25th 2017 - GATESHEAD Sage 2 
Mon February 27th 2017 - LEEDS Brudenell Social Club 
Tue February 28th 2017 - BRISTOL St Georges 
Thu March 2nd 2017 - LONDON Union Chapel 
Fri March 3rd 2017 - BRIGHTON Old Market 
Sat March 4th 2017 - FOLKESTONE Quarterhouse

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