Sparklehorse: New Song, Tour
Enter the Danger Horse!

Mark Linkous comes trotting back into camp with Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain, out September 26 on Astralwerks. Christian Fennesz, Tom Waits, Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips and producer Dave Fridmann all contributed to the album, the first track of which is currently streaming at the official Sparklehorse MySpace page.

As you could guess from the title, "Don't Take My Sunshine Away" cribs lyrics from "You Are My Sunshine" for its chorus, which mixes with breathy harmonies to create a little slice of pop that wouldn't sound out of place on Abbey Road.

In an interview with Billboard.com, Linkous described working with Danger Mouse, who shares production credits on four of Dreamt's tracks, thusly: "I never really understood what it is he did, but working with him was great. He'd grab some guitar parts from a certain song, filter it, put it in some different timing, and put it into another song. We're definitely going to do a proper collaboration at some point, like the Danger Doom record, but maybe something like Danger Horse. We're not sure what we're going to call it."

Linkous continued to describe Dreamt as "poppier" but also "more haphazard" than previous albums. Possibly revealing his motivation for using some of the "You Are My Sunshine" lyrics, he also said, "I guess lyrically, I would have liked it to be more ambitious, and a little deeper."

Sparklehorse's MySpace page also lists a chunk of live dates, including an extensive tour of the UK.

Workhorse:

09-07 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
09-08 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
09-09 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
09-13 Houston, TX - The Proletariat
09-15 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-16 Austin, TX - Emo's
09-19 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
09-26 Norwich, England - Waterfront
09-27 Bristol, England - Fleece
09-28 London, England - Hammersmith Working Men's Club
09-29 Oxford, England - Zodiac
09-30 Reading, England - Fez
10-01 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
10-03 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
10-03 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
10-04 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
10-05 Aberdeen, Scotland - Moshulu
10-06 Leeds, England - Cockpit
10-08 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
10-09 Brighton, England - Old Market
10-10 Newcastle, England - Carling Academy Newcastle
10-11 Birmingham, England - Glee Club
10-12 Liverpool, England - Stanley Theatre
10-14 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
10-16 Galway, Ireland - Roisin Dubh
10-17 Belfast, Ireland - Empire
10-19 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Room
10-20 Manchester, England - Royal Northern College of Music
10-21 Stoke-on-Trent, England - Sugarmill
10-22 Paris, France - La Cigale
10-23 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
10-24 Brussels, Belgium - AB
10-25 Lille, France - Le Grand Mix
10-26 London, England - Queen Elizabeth Hall
10-27 London, England - Queen Elizabeth Hall

Stream: Sparklehorse: Various Tracks