Readers of this blog know we post music videos occasionally and discuss music. Today it is with a heavy heart that I post about the death of one of my music heroes, Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse.

Sparklehorse got their start in the 90′s with great records like
Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot and Good Morning Spider. In the 2k’s, Linkous released the amazing It’s a Wonderful Life and Dreamt For Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain. Linkous crafted these beautiful, woodsy alternative psych folk records. They were a perfect match for our woods and waters and I often listen to Sparklehorse while traveling to our great parks and forests.

Thanks for all the great music, Mark. I really appreciate it.

I’d like to post some fantastic tracks by Sparklehorse in remembrance this special artist:

“Comfort Me”:

dreamed I was born on a mountain on the moon
Where nothing grows or ever rots
I dreamed that I had me a daughter
who was magnificent as a horse

“Sunshine”

there will come a time gigantic
waves will crush the junk that I have saved
when the moon explodes or floats away
I’ll lose the souvenirs I made
la la la

“Gold Day”

“Sea of Teeth”: