| Release Date: | 090823 |
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September 8 street date. ANTI- Records is honored to share a never-before-heard album by Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse titled "Bird Machine".
Originally recorded in 2010 and mixed by Joel Hamilton (who also worked on "It's A Wonderful Life"), Mark's brother Matt notes "great care has been taken to archive and preserve Mark's music. We are very thankful for Mark and the beauty he brought to this world". Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band formed by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous in the mid-1990s. Described as an artist who "compelled listeners to heed the beauty of darkness" by Pitchfork, Sparklehorse released many influential records.
Throughout his career Mark collaborated with thought provoking artists like Vic Chesnutt, Daniel Johnston, Tom Waits, Danger Mouse, and David Lynch. While Mark recorded in various studios, collaborating with other musicians and producers, he did much of his work in his home studio, Static King, often playing and recording everything on his own.
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The final Sparklehorse album led by songwriter/singer/guitarist Mark Linkous was about 80% completed before his departure. Final touches were led by his brother and sister-in-law and various musical friends. bird machine is clean, crisp and a subtle collection of poetic beauty as only Linkous could pen
It is a blessing that this album got released because it must have been an emotional task. Over the course of Sparklehorse’s albums there was a constant struggle with duality and this proved to be Linkous’ charm.
bird machine transcends the fable like characteristics and vulnerability of previous work and what remains is a light. We can only hope Mark Linkous found peace and still creates where ever he is.