EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Sep 26, 2006; Lead Performance: Sparklehorse; Genre: Indie Rock

Mark Linkous — otherwise known as Sparklehorse — has always shuffled between upbeat pop and lo-fi sleepers with abandon. It's more of the marvelous same on Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain, which mixes soaring tracks like the Beatlesque ''Don't Take My Sunshine Away'' with such moody pieces as the instrumental title track. Linkous' cracked, occasionally Gollum-like vocal delivery provides the comforting anchor to this simply dreamy album.

Originally posted Oct 13, 2006 Published in issue #903 Oct 20, 2006 Order article reprints

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