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Sparklehorse

Musician

Sparklehorse was the music project led by American musician Mark Linkous, known for melancholic, lo-fi indie/alternative-country records and intimate live performances.

Project led by Mark Linkous. Debut album released in 1995 (Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot). Collaborators and guests noted in reviews include Tom Waits, Danger Mouse and Christian Fennesz. Mark Linkous died on March 6, 2010.

DeBaser's reviews depict Sparklehorse as a lo-fi, melancholic project led by Mark Linkous. Reviewers praise debut Vivadixie... and Good Morning Spider and note intimate, emotionally raw live shows. The corpus repeatedly references Linkous's serious health struggles and collaborations with artists like Tom Waits, Danger Mouse and Christian Fennesz.

For:Listeners of melancholic indie/lo-fi, fans of singer-songwriters, followers of alternative country and experimental pop.

 This album is beautiful...

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 It was indeed during one of the London stops of this tour that Nemesis (I imagine you know it as the envy of the gods towards human fortunes) made its appearance on the scene.

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 On March 6, 2010, at the age of 48, Mark Linkous decided to silence the demons in his head by sweeping them away with a gunshot.

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