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Sparklehorse
Background information
Origin
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Indie rock[1]
alternative rock[2]
alternative country[3]
psychedelic rock[4]
lo-fi[5]
Years active
1995–2010
Labels
EMI (Capitol, Parlophone, Odeon, Astralwerks)
Slow River
Devil in the Woods
Past members
Mark Linkous Scott Minor
Scott Fitzsimmons
Johnny Hott
Paul Watson
Website
sparklehorse.com
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. 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. At its inception, members of Sparklehorse included Paul Watson (banjo, cornet, lap steel and electric guitar), Scott Minor (drums, chord organ, banjo), Johnny Hott (Wurlitzer organ, percussion, backing vocals), and Scot Fitzsimmons (standup bass).
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^Ayers, Michael D. (May 15, 2009). "Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Album Release Scrapped". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
^Kemp, Sam (August 31, 2021). "Thom Yorke's five greatest collaborations". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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Eternities". Sparklehorse was dropped from its label during the tour with the Sweet Hereafter, which Sykes described as a "bomb dropped on the Sparklehorse camp—most...
is an Emmy-nominated director. He has directed videos for Lou Reed, Sparklehorse, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Curtis Harding, Ladytron, and Yoko...
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chart, on the album Send Away the Tigers. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse collaboration Dark Night of the Soul singing "Daddy's Gone"...
Mouse and Sparklehorse. Broken Bells have since performed the song several times, often as a tribute to the late Mark Linkous, the Sparklehorse frontman...
collaborations with artists (such as Daft Punk's "Instant Crush" and Sparklehorse & Danger Mouse's "Little Girl") as well as their own original material...
Greatest Movies of All Time". The film's soundtrack features songs by Sparklehorse (covering Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here"), Deep Purple, Black Sabbath...
"Junebug", by The B-52's "Junebug", from the album Good Morning Spider by Sparklehorse "Junebug", by Robert Francis "June Bug", from the album Stoner Witch...
Ride (2004), Eels's Blinking Lights and Other Revelations (2005) and Sparklehorse's Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain (2006). Ken Nordine...
released on January 1, 2008. Pop collaborated with Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse on the album Dark Night of the Soul, singing the track "Pain". Pop's...
Spider and It's a Wonderful Life by his indie rock band Sparklehorse. After her time with Sparklehorse, Michalitsianos moved to Upstate New York, where she...
on May 12, 2012. Casablancas also collaborated with Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse on the song "Little Girl" on the 2010 album, Dark Night of the Soul,...
Pedersen moved to Australia in 1998. Segel played with Dieselhed and Sparklehorse, and fronted his own bands Hieronymus Firebrain and Jack & Jill, later...
performing lead vocals on "Broken Homes", and also contributed to Sparklehorse's 2001 album It's a Wonderful Life performing guitar, piano and backing...
released as "Keep Moving". Vega participated in the Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse studio album Dark Night of the Soul (2010). She wrote both melody and...
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