Bird Machine

AlbumSep 08 / 202314 songs, 43m 49s91%
Indie Rock Indie Pop
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7.6 / 10

In the year before he died, Mark Linkous hit the studio with Steve Albini. Fourteen years later, those unreleased sessions reveal a bittersweet cocktail of beauty and torment.

7.6 / 10

In the year before he died, Mark Linkous hit the studio with Steve Albini. Fourteen years later, those unreleased sessions reveal a bittersweet cocktail of beauty and torment.

8 / 10

Bird Machine is a resonant final word from an enormously talented singer-songwriter. While Mark Linkous clearly struggled with depression, Sparklehorse often feels as if it’s soaked in light and infused with love, even as it evokes melancholy and…

8 / 10

Bird Machine is a resonant final word from an enormously talented singer-songwriter. While Mark Linkous clearly struggled with depression, Sparklehorse often feels as if it’s soaked in light and infused with love, even as it evokes melancholy and…

Rarely had a posthumous release felt so emotionally fitting, so lovingly rendered; Bird Machine is a worthwhile coda to Mark Linkous’s legacy.

Rarely had a posthumous release felt so emotionally fitting, so lovingly rendered; Bird Machine is a worthwhile coda to Mark Linkous’s legacy.

Read MOJO’s verdict on Sparklehorse’s fifth, posthumous album, Bird Machine.

Read MOJO’s verdict on Sparklehorse’s fifth, posthumous album, Bird Machine.

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81 %

Album Reviews: Sparklehorse - Bird Machine

Album Reviews: Sparklehorse - Bird Machine

82 %

82 %

4.2 / 5

Sparklehorse - Bird Machine review: I woke up and all my yesterdays were gone

4.2 / 5

Sparklehorse - Bird Machine review: I woke up and all my yesterdays were gone