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

Rolling Stone — Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous has committed suicide, his publicist confirms to Rolling Stone. Best known for his acclaimed work with Sparklehorse, who released four albums of imaginative ambient psych-folk, Linkous also pr... more info

Guardian Music — The cartoon heroes' third and most impressive set is home to a large and motley crewCreative lot, humans. We melt polar icecaps and replace them with longer-lasting, non-biodegradable plastic. Gorillaz's third and (allegedly) final album is named for... more info

Pitchfork — Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse has committed suicide, according to a report from Rolling Stone. His family has released a statement reading, "It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous, took hi... more info

The Red Radio — We don't know about you, but everywhere we turn folks are freaking out about the Broken Bells release next week. Broken Bells (in case you've been hiding) brings together the dynamic creativity of Danger Mouse and James Mercer from The... more info

Guardian Music — (Columbia)This collaboration between Shins' mainman James Murphy and producer du jour Danger Mouse promises much. The High Road and Vaporize are exactly what you would expect: exquisite collisions of Murphy's masterful, slightly winsome melodies and ... more info

ContactMusic — Superproducer DANGER MOUSE is set to release his long-anticipated collaboration album - after a legal dispute with his record company forced him to scrap the... more info