SOUNDTRACK: THE HANDSOME FAMILY-“Capitol City” (from WILCOvered, UNCUT Magazine November 2019).
The November 2019 issue of UNCUT magazine had a cover story about Wilco. It included a 17 track CD of bands covering Wilco (called WILcovered or WILCOvered). I really enjoyed this collection and knew most of the artists on it already, so I’m going through the songs one at a time.
I’ve know of The Handsome Family for a long time, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard them before. “Capitol City” is also a bit of a mystery. It appeared on a Wilco bonus disc (for the deluxe edition of The Whole Love). I assumed it had something to do with The Simpsons, but I guess it doesn’t.
This is a kind of honky-tonk version with banjo and “gadgets” as part of the lineup. It’s fun with lots of weird sound effects swirling around this otherwise conventional song.
I wish you were here. Better yet, I wish I was there with you.
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Sir Gahiji the Hunter has learned that Adrienne is actually not dead and is in fact the knight they are all after. He shares this information with the Black Knight. They instantly fight and the Black Knight knocks out Gahiji (or Cat Hat, since he wears a wolves’ head on his head).
Adrienne and Bedelia are headed for Grimmorium Swamp. Bedelia tells of some horrible things that live there: flesh eating goblins, swamp creatures, electric fish, squirrels… real live squirrels! (The squirrel revelation is pretty great).
Back at the castle, the King grabs Devin and brings him along to the forest where the encounter the remains of the Queen’s carriage. The King says he thinks the Black Knight is responsible. The King then introduces Devin to the wolves (Kira scares the daylights out of him).
Amazingly Devin and Kira soon bond well enough. The leader of the wolves says that he wishes his daughter were inquisitive like Devin. The King says he’d rather have Kira in battle–he’s seen rabbits with more courage than his son. In the background we see Kira and Devin climbing all over his mother’s empty chest. When he comes out he stands tall and says “I’m going on a quest to save my mother!” (more…)
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