KEXP Seattle — Mark Linkous, better known to the musical world as Sparklehorse, took his own life over the weekend. Linkous had a previous brush with death after a near-lethal mix of meds in 1996. He leaves behind a strong if small canon of fantastically dark music... more info

Rolling Stone — • Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous Takes Own Life • News Ticker: Arcade Fire, Phish, D’Angelo • Spring Music Preview 2010 • Corgan on Critics, Simpson: Preview the Story • Keith Richards on Sobriety Rumors, New LP • Animal Collective @ Gug... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Here's a round-up of the ten best free downloads you can find elsewhere on the internet this week. Foals - 'Spanish Sahara’ With all the recent buzz about the new Foals song, it's no surprise there are already some great remixes of it out there. M... more info

The Quietus — Singer takes own life aged 47 more info

Guardian Music — The genius of Mark Linkous, who died tragically on Saturday, was to transform the twisted and cruel into the tender and transcendentMy introduction to Sparklehorse was an ugly and brutal experience. Detuned guitars hammering away relentlessly, as unf... more info

NME — Linkous had toured with the Oxford band in the 1990s 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

XFM.co.uk — The Sparklehorse man was discovered on Saturday having committed suicide... more info

All About Jazz — Mark Linkous, a singer-songwriter whose music, released under the name Sparklehorse, was renowned in the indie-rock and alt-country worlds for its dark, allusive themes and fragile beauty, committed suicide on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 47. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mark Linkous, a singer-songwriter whose music, released under the name Sparklehorse, was renowned in the indie-rock and alt-country worlds for its dark, allusive themes and fragile beauty, committed suicide on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 47. ... more info