Rennie Sparks has been one half of The Handsome Family (songwriting and marriage partners Brett and Rennie Sparks) for over 30 years. Brett writes the music and Rennie writes the words. Their work has been covered by many artists including Jeff Tweedy, Andrew Bird and Phoebe Bridgers. Their song “Far From Any Road” was the opening theme for HBO’s True Detective (season one) and still receives thousands of Shazams every week from all over the world. Rennie spends most of her painting time doing commissioned pet portraits. She has a cat whisker collection and a dog food can collection. She lives in Albuquerque in an old house with many secret rooms.


The Handsome Family Website