Sparklehorse was an American alternative rock band formed in 1995 and led by Mark Linkous (September 9, 1962 - March 6, 2010), a Richmond, Virginia native and last of a long line of southern coalminers. Linkous recorded much of
Sparklehorse's material in his home studio, and his Southern Gothic vision guided
Sparklehorse. Drummer and multi-instrumentalist Scott Minor was a frequent collaborator.Before his suicide in March 2010, Linkous created many albums of beauty and discord and much of
Sparklehorse's music has an introspective, melancholy feel, which Linkous credited to a chemical imbalance. His lyrics are full of odd imagery: Joe Tangari describes Linkous' songs as "defiantly surrealist...
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