The music of Sparklehorse is roots-rock, but the roots aren’t buried in the earth. Instead, they’ve been upended, spreading outward like branches, drawing their sweetness and energy from the thin air. Mark Linkous sings as though gingerly threading his way […]
Synesthesia is a phenomenon in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another — hearing color, say, or tasting sound. It’s also just about the only way to describe Sparklehorse’s new album without reaching for adjectives like “gossamer” […]
Unheralded, this disc made its way to my stereo by coincidence and has held it captive for a week now. From the first strains of “Homecoming Queen” it is apparent there is something different about this band. What begins as […]
