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Frederick Mark Linkous / ˈ l ɪ ŋ k ə s / (September 9, 1962 – March 6, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as leader of Sparklehorse. He was also known for his collaborations with such artists as Tom Waits , PJ Harvey , Daniel Johnston , Cracker , Radiohead , Black Francis , Julian Casablancas , Nina Persson , David Lynch , Fennesz , Danger Mouse , and Sage ...
Nov 4, 2015 · November 4, 2015. Photo by Timothy Saccenti. On the morning of March 6, 2010, Mark Linkous woke up late inside the yellow two-story house on Irwin Street. The 47-year-old songwriter was finishing ...
Aug 22, 2023 · Mark Linkous was the creative force behind the band Sparklehorse. Songs he recorded in 2009 are finally being released this fall, propelled by work by his younger brother, Matt.
Acoustic guitars creak like antique furniture. The first lines are delivered in a cracked whisper. ‘A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse, rattling on magnetic fields,’ sings Linkous, like a man lost in private reverie. But when I heard it, aged 15, I was hooked. I felt a thrill at the strangeness of the music, a sense that normality had ...
Aug 15, 2023 · Next month, a posthumous Sparklehorse album, Bird Machine, will offer a precious chance to grasp the essence of this exact quality.Mark’s brother Matt Linkous and his wife Melissa plus audio restoration specialist Bryan Hoffa began sorting through and archiving Sparklehorse recordings after his death and found that many were close to completion and others needed minimal input from other ...
Mar 9, 2010 · Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse. For longtime fans of Sparklehorse, news that Mark Linkous had committed suicide probably didn't come as a complete surprise. His songs, though beautifully produced ...
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Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous. It was active from 1995 until Linkous's 2010 death. Before forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands Johnson Family and Salt Chunk Mary.
