Artist
Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse is an indie artist from Richmond, US formed in 1995. 20 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · Richmond, US · Best indie albums
- 20
- Releases
- 1995–2023
- Active years
- 1995
- Formed
Artist
Sparklehorse is an indie artist from Richmond, US formed in 1995. 20 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · Richmond, US · Best indie albums
Most popular
Dark Night of the Soul
2009
It Will Never Stop
Single · 2022
Ninjarous
Single · 2019
Someday I Will Treat You Good
Single · 2010
Chords I've Known
EP · 2010
Rainmaker
Single · 2010
Maria's Little Elbows
EP · 2010
Sick Of Goodbyes
Single · 2010
Knives Of Summertime
Single · 2010
Rainmaker 2
Single · 2010
Don't Take My Sunshine Away
Single · 2006
Gold Day
EP · 2001
Distorted Ghost
EP · 2000
Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band led by the singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous. Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (1995), was a modest college radio success. In 1996, while touring Europe with Radiohead shortly after the album's release, Linkous consumed a combination of anti-depressants, valium, alcohol, and heroin in a London hotel room. Unconscious and with his legs pinned beneath him for almost fourteen hours, the resulting potassium build up caused his heart to stop for several minutes after his body was lifted up. The ensuing surgery almost caused him to lose the use of both legs and left him wheelchair-bound for six months and requiring dialysis for acute kidney failure. Good Morning Spider (1998) was recorded following this incident. Critics have conjectured that Linkous's brush with death inspired the sombre tone of the album, though Linkous stated that much of the material on GMS had already been written. One song which did result from it is "St. Mary", which is dedicated to the nurses at the eponymous hospital in Paddington where Linkous recuperated. 2001 saw the release of It's a Wonderful Life, featuring appearances b…
