Sparklehorse consists of Mark Linkous, a guitar, a banjo and a tape recorder. With a number of studio musicians he worked for no less than 15 months on this album with the remarkable title Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot. Not only the title of the CD is remarkable, so is the music on it. No lack of variety. Besides heavier rockers with sometimes distorted vocals and guitar parts (including Tears
… On Fresh Fruit, Hammering The Cramps and the strongest song on this album Someday I Will Treat You Good) this album contains a number of beautiful pop ballads (Homecoming Queen, Weird Sisters, Spirit Ditch, Saturday and country-esque Heart Of Darkness).more
