R.I.P. Sparklehorse

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Mark Linkous, best known for his work in Sparklehorse, has committed suicide. Linkous first came to prominence in the alt-rock world with his 1995 release, Vixadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot, which was followed by high-profile tours with R.E.M. and Radiohead. After a near death experience in 1996, Linkous built a distinctive body of work that combined traditional songwriting elements with experiments with production, lo-fi samples, and noise. Over the past decade, he released three more Sparklehorse albums – Good Morning Spider (1998), It’s a Wonderful Life (2001), and Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain (2006) – and just last year, collaborated with Fennesz on In the Fishtank, and with Danger Mouse on Dark Night of the Soul. A publicist stated that Linkous had nearly completed a new album due on Anti- Records.

Linkous was known most recently as part of the Danger Mouse and David Lynch collaboration “Dark Night of the Soul,” which will finally see an official album release this year.

“PIG”