A true taste of southern gothic from country duo The Handsome Family

The theme tune to True Detective brought The Handsome Family to a whole new audience, writes Don O’Mahony

IT’S a case worthy of the southern sleuths who fronted the first series of True Detective.

Rennie Sparks, one half of dark country duo The Handsome Family (with her husband Brett), is at a loss to explain how their 2003 song ‘Far From Any Road’ adorns the opening credits of the acclaimed HBO series.