Pitchfork — Here we have a simple, live-in-the-studio video from Danger Mouse and the Shins' James Mercer, aka Broken Bells. (A high-budget clip for "The High Road" already exists.) The duo's self-titled debut album is out today, March 9, via Columbia. Watch the... more info

Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter who made haunting music under the name SparklehorseThe American singer-songwriter Mark Linkous, who has killed himself aged 47, worked with the Flaming Lips, Daniel Johnston and Danger Mouse, but is best known for the spectral count... more info

Quick Before It Melts — In sitting down to prepare this review, I heard the news that Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse committed suicide, which is why I’ve been drawn to the parallels between this album (in both name and tone) and that of Linkous’ last project, his collabor... more info

CNN Showbiz — Mark Linkous, the Virginia-born indie-rock fixture best known for his work in the lo-fi pysch-folk project Sparklehorse, as well as for collaborations with artists ranging from Danger Mouse to Tom Waits, Iggy Pop and PJ Harvey, died March 6 of a self... more info

Pitchfork - TV — — A bare-bones, in-studio clip from Danger Mouse and the Shins' James Mercer. Director: Matt Amato. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — If Zach Braff ever makes "Garden State 2," "Vaporize," the second track from this accomplished collaboration between the Shins' James Mercer and Brian Burton, a.k.a. Danger Mouse, will be the soundtrack to Natalie Portman widening her doe eyes at our... more info

Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter celebrated for his beautiful and haunting music has taken his own life, aged 47Mark Linkous, the musician better known as Sparklehorse, has died. The singer-songwriter celebrated for his beautiful, haunting and melancholy music took... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — Sunday brought some very sad news to the music world. Mark Linkous, otherwise known as Sparklehorse , died by suicide this weekend. He'd suffered--and I mean suffered--from deep depression for a long time. Several years ago I remember re... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Mark Linkous, who recorded under the name Sparklehorse, has committed suicide, his family said. Known most recently as part of the Danger Mouse and David Lynch collaboration "Dark Night of the Soul," which will ... more info

Altsounds — We at Altsounds.com are saddened to hear the passing of Mark Linkous. The man behind Sparklehorse had also collaborated with Daniel Johnston on his 2003 album 'Fear yourself' and more recently with Danger Mouse on his 'Dark Side of The Soul' album. ... more info