Sparklehorse

Sparklehorse is an American alternative rock band led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous, who records much of the group's material in his home studio. Drummer and multi-instrumentalist Scott Minor is a frequent collaborator. Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (1995) featuring Bob Rupe of The Silos and Cracker, was a modest college radio success. In 1996, while touring Europe with Radiohead shortly after t... more

Sparklehorse is an American alternative rock band led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous, who records much of the group's material in his home studio. Drummer and multi-instrumentalist Scott Minor is a frequent collaborator. Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (1995) featuring Bob Rupe of The Silos and Cracker, was a modest college radio success. In 1996, while touring Europe with Radiohead shortly after the album's release, Linkous overdosed on 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 nearly caused him to lose both legs and left him wheelchair-bound for six months. Good Morning Spider (1998) was recorded following this incident. Critics have conjectured that Linkous's near death experience inspired... less