1996年，Sparklehorse名副其實地以鄉村迷幻式的憂傷和美麗，發行了他們的第一張專輯——《Viva Dixie Submarine Transmission Plot》。

Mark Linkous，擔任Sparklehorse的詞曲作者，編曲及主唱。他的聲音擁抱著無法想象的脆弱，緩緩爬上你心頭的《Homecoming Queen》，《Most Beautiful Widow in Town》和《Heart of Darkness》，noisy pop式的《Rainmaker》和《Hammering the Cramps》，noise blasts式 《Ballad of a Cold Lost Marble》和《850 Double Pumper Holley》。這張專輯最有魅力的地方在于他們在傳統鄉村民謠的基礎上，以自己的方式——精心的編曲，扭曲的聲音和特殊的吉他回響來影射生活中人人皆知的辛辣。《Heart of Darkness》與《Homecoming Queen》以一種特殊的，午夜甜蜜式的虛弱傳達了另人同情的誠實的懷疑主義?！禨omeday I Will Treat You Good》則揭發了很多電臺歌曲的虛偽與無病呻吟，樸素如《Saturday》和《Sad & Beautiful World》則徹底抒發出了他們的憂郁情節。
如果你喜歡Sparklehorse的專輯《Viva Dixie Submarine Transmission Plot》里的歌曲，可以把下面的歌曲連接發給你的朋友:
1.Homecoming Queen - Sparklehorse
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2.Weird Sisters - Sparklehorse
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3.850 Double Pumper Holley - Sparklehorse
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4.Rainmaker - Sparklehorse
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5.Spririt Ditch - Sparklehorse
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6.Tears on Fresh Fruit - Sparklehorse
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7.Saturday - Sparklehorse
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8.Cow - Sparklehorse
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9.Little Bastard Choo Choo - Sparklehorse
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10.Hammering the Cramps - Sparklehorse
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11.Most Beautiful Widow in Town - Sparklehorse
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12.Heart of Darkness - Sparklehorse
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13.Ballad of a Cold Lost Marble - Sparklehorse
http://m.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/100108.html
14.Someday I Will Treat You Good - Sparklehorse
http://m.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/100109.html
15.Sad & Beautiful World - Sparklehorse
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16.Gasoline Horseys - Sparklehorse
http://m.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/100111.html