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album cover SPARKLEHORSE Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (Capitol) cd 16.98
The record that started it all. 'It' in this case being our neverending, undying love for Mark Linkous and the desperately beautiful Sparklehorse.
This is Sparklehorse's first album, finally available again on cd after being shamefully out of print for way too long. Certainly a must for anyone who's got both Good Morning Spider and It's A Wonderful Life, but also a great place to start for those who've yet to discover the wonderful musical realm of Mark Linkous. From the slow singing-right-in-your-ear intimate "Spirit Ditch" to the rockin' summer sing-a-long "Rainmaker" to the sort-of-hit "Someday I will Treat You Good", each tune that Linkous writes is a gem: lush ballads, twangy 'No Depression' pop and experimental musical miniatures. Though at times comparisons to Camper Van Beethoven sans art school pretensions are fitting, fans of Uncle Tupelo, Palace, Vic Chesnutt, Lambchop, Wisdom of Harry and great pop in general should all take heed and check out Sparklehorse. You won't be sorry.
RealAudio clip:
"Rainmaker"
RealAudio clip: "Cow"
RealAudio clip: "Sad & Beautiful World"

album cover SPARKLEHORSE Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (Plain Recordings) lp + 7" 16.98
Last list we reviewed album number two from spacey folky indie rock outfit Sparklehorse, the amazing Good Morning Spider, recently reissued on vinyl, so this week, we're jumping back a few years to their incredible debut, 1995's tongue twisting Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot, which even now, 16 years later, sounds as good as it did the first time we heard it. Everything we wanted indie rock to be, this was it, jangly and crunchy and fuzzy, hushed and delicate and intimate, the songs striking the perfect balance between slow singing-right-in-your-ear intimacy, rockin' summer sing-a-longs, lush ballads, twangy 'No Depression' pop and experimental musical miniatures, all infused with impossible catchiness, heart wrenching vulnerability, all just desperately beautiful.
From the delicate, wistful opener "Homecoming Queen", the mood is set, the vocals, hushed and about to crack, the music, spare and simple, but strangely lush at the same time, and in headphones, you can hear all sorts of strange barely there sonic weirdness in the background, the whole record is like that, one thing on the surface, with a whole other world just beneath.
"Weird Sisters" brings in the drums, the jangly guitar, but it's still dark, a little dour, but so catchy and hooky, and heartfelt. The whole record is just one perfect chunk of indie pop after another, "Rainmaker" is a crunchy chunk of twangy fuzz pop, with strangely effected vocals and big pounding drums, "Spirit Ditch" is another crystalline bit of strummy folky shimmer, the vocals crooned right into your ear. And so it goes, the record shifting easily between soft focus ballads and rollicking blasts of crunchy fuzzy pop, "Hammering The Cramps" with its pulsing guitars, and irresistible chorus, "Most Beautiful Widow In Town" a spare bit of breathtaking countryish strum, "Heart Of Darkness" is another dreamy bit of gauzy twang flecked soft pop, wreathed in warm slippery lap steel, and still more gorgeous vocals, then of course there's THE HIT, which was a hit for a reason, it kills, heavy, crunchy, jangly, big distorted guitars, awesome melodies, a crazy catchy main hook, dark and intense and moody, but totally rocking, with a chorus that will lodge in your head like crazy, and of course the production is strange and layered and only makes the song so much more than just a blast of kick ass indie rock.
The whole album is rife with sad, beautiful, weird moments of spacey rural folk-rock, dreamy arrangements, distorted vocals, and slivers of feedback which all add to Sparklehorse's down-to-earth melancholy and make Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot spontaneous, happy, sad, noisy, and quiet; like moments in life.
Like Good Morning Spider, absolutely essential for fans of Uncle Tupelo, Palace Brothers, Vic Chesnutt, Lambchop, Songs:Ohia, the Jayhawks, Neutral Milk Hotel and great pop in general.
This vinyl reissue includes a bonus 7-inch containing two bonus tracks: "Waiting For Nothing" and "Happy Place," plus a download card of the entire album.
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"Homecoming Queen"
MPEG Stream: "Spirit Ditch"
MPEG Stream: "Hammering The Cramps"
MPEG Stream: "Heart Of Darkness"
MPEG Stream: "Someday I Will Treat You Good"

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