{"product_id":"the-handsome-family-hollow","title":"The Handsome Family – Hollow","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"119\"\u003eThe Handsome Family – Hollow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"325\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Handsome Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e return with \u003cem data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"181\"\u003eHollow\u003c\/em\u003e, their eleventh studio album—an eerie, beautifully strange collection that drifts between the natural world and the edges of human imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"678\"\u003eWritten by longtime collaborators and partners \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBrett Sparks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (music) and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRennie Sparks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (lyrics), the record began with a moment of nocturnal inspiration—Rennie’s haunting line, “Come into the circle Joseph! 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