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Before forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands Johnson Family and Salt Chunk Mary. Only one song, "Someday I Will Treat You Good", survived from these earlier bands to be played by Sparklehorse. Linkous said he chose the name Sparklehorse because the two words sounded good together and could be a loose metaphor for a motorcycle.
His friend David Lowery from the band Cracker brought him a guitar, but according to Linkous, "it took me a long time to be able to make chords again". [ 6 ] Eventually, writing began on the songs that would become Good Morning Spider , which, Rolling Stone noted, explored themes of "frustration, resignation, wonder and gratitude" – feelings ...
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 Francis.
Sparklehorse fans assumed that this record would never come out. After 13 years, people just figured it was never going to be finished. Matt: Everyone did, and this was no easy task. I just felt ...
The very first recordings made under the name Sparklehorse occurred when Lowery went on tour and left an eight-track recorder at Linkous' house. [ 7 ] Vivadixie featured a mix of old songs that Linkous had written years before ("Someday I Will Treat You Good") and others that were reportedly written just hours before they were tracked ("Cow ...
"Sick of Goodbyes" was co-written with Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, and was later re-recorded and released as a single from that band's album, Good Morning Spider. [26] [27] The final song on the album proper, "Loser," is a Grateful Dead cover. Jerry Garcia once told Lowery and Hickman that he approved of their version of the song. [28]
It's a Wonderful Life is the third studio album by American musical act Sparklehorse, released in the UK on June 11, 2001 [1] and in the US on August 28, 2001 [2] by record label Capitol/EMI. The album features appearances by Tom Waits , PJ Harvey , John Parish , Nina Persson and Dave Fridmann .
Chest Full of Dying Hawks ('95 - '01) is a promotional compilation album of earlier material written by Sparklehorse, released in 2001 by Capitol Records in the United States. [1] The release came in limited edition, and featured songs from the first three studio albums, as well as three tracks from three other Sparklehorse EPs.