My Ghost:The Handsome Family

Artist: The Handsome Family

Album: Through The Trees

Appears On (Mixes): I'm Strapped To This Fucking Twin Bed: The Best Of The Handsome Family

Song Notes: This is one of my all-time favorite Handsome Family songs, from my favorite record of theirs. This one is about Brett Sparks' bi-polar disorder and the time he spent in an asylum in the time before this record and after the last one. It's also the source of the title of this comp. It's amazing when he does it live -- it's surprising, since it's such a personal song, and it's clearly difficult for him to sing, and he tends to kind of barrel through it. But it really is a great, great song. - Rev. Syung Myung Me