Unseen (The Handsome Family album)

Unseen
Unseen
Studio album by the Handsome Family
Released	September 16, 2016
Genre	Gothic folk; country;
Length	42:06
Label	Milk & Scissors Music, Loose Music
the Handsome Family chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Blurt	^[4]
Folk Radio UK	(positive)^[5]
The Independent	^[6]
The Line of Best Fit	6.5/10^[7]
Magnet	95/100^[8]
Mojo	^[9]
PopMatters	7/10^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[10]

Unseen is the tenth studio album by the Handsome Family. It was released in September 2016 by the band's own label Milk & Scissors Music,^[11] and Loose Music in Europe.

In a departure from recent prior albums, the main duo of Brett and Rennie Sparks were joined by three guest musicians: David Gutierrez (mandolin and dobro), Alex McMahon (guitar, baritone guitar, pedal steel), and Jason Toth (drums).^[12]

^ ^a ^b ^c Cober-Lake, Justin (2016-10-04). "The Handsome Family: Unseen". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ "Unseen Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ Deming, Mark. "Unseen - The Handsome Family". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ Zimmerman, Lee. "THE HANDSOME FAMILY – Unseen". Blurt. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ Davies, Mike (2016-09-14). "The Handsome Family: Unseen". Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ Gill, Andy (2016-09-14). "Album reviews: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree, The Handsome Family - Unseen, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ Goggins, Joe (2016-09-08). "On an understated tenth LP, The Handsome Family are content to stay in the shadows". Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ Poet, J. (October 29, 2016). "The Handsome Family: Unseen". Magnet. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ Fyfe, Andy (2016-09-16). "The Handsome Family: Unseen". Mojo.
^ Christgau, Robert. "The Handsome Family". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ Ayers, Mike (2016-07-13). "Hear the Handsome Family's 'Gold' From Their Upcoming New Album 'Unseen' (Exclusive)". Wall Street Journal (Speakeasy blog). New York City. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
^ "Unseen". The Handsome Family. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[popmatters-1] Cober-Lake, Justin (2016-10-04). "The Handsome Family: Unseen". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[metacritic-2] "Unseen Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[allmusic-3] Deming, Mark. "Unseen - The Handsome Family". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[Blurt-4] Zimmerman, Lee. "THE HANDSOME FAMILY – Unseen". Blurt. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[FolkRadioUK-5] Davies, Mike (2016-09-14). "The Handsome Family: Unseen". Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[Independent-6] Gill, Andy (2016-09-14). "Album reviews: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree, The Handsome Family - Unseen, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[LineofBestFit-7] Goggins, Joe (2016-09-08). "On an understated tenth LP, The Handsome Family are content to stay in the shadows". Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[Magnet-8] Poet, J. (October 29, 2016). "The Handsome Family: Unseen". Magnet. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[Mojo-9] Fyfe, Andy (2016-09-16). "The Handsome Family: Unseen". Mojo.

[Christgau-10] Christgau, Robert. "The Handsome Family". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[Wall_Street_Journal_2016-07-13-11] Ayers, Mike (2016-07-13). "Hear the Handsome Family's 'Gold' From Their Upcoming New Album 'Unseen' (Exclusive)". Wall Street Journal (Speakeasy blog). New York City. Retrieved 2016-07-14.

[HFUnseen-12] "Unseen". The Handsome Family. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

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Unseen (The Handsome Family album)

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