http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37871&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rssSan Francisco's The Court and Spark play country music with a ghostly twang, but you can't really call them Alt country. That is, they're not trying to figure out what Gram Parsons would sound like if he were alive and playing with the Replacements. And this is a good thing. They ooze the kind of amber-honeyed Americana that makes you wish it were still easy to get a hold of some 'ludes to watch the sun set over Laurel Canyon. The songs here are dreamy, backlit, hayseed swirls of pure pastoral escapism. Electric B-bends and mellifluous pedal steel notes flow like water off a riverboat's wheel under intertwining male/female vocal harmonies that dance under desert stars like the spirits of two outland lovers. If you prefer your wistful music twangy, toneful, and soulful then perhaps you have already heard the Court and Spark. If you haven't, you might want to pour yourself a glass of whiskey and burn some smoke, for while the band provides a hearty aural sphere, they do leave a little cosmic space opened and unfolded for the individual listener to crawl in and make themselves feel at home. - Eric SheaAlt Countryen720Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:36:58 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37871&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss San Francisco's The Court and Spark play country music with a ghostly twang, but you can't really call them Alt country. That is, they're not trying to figure out what Gram Parsons would sound like if he were alive and playing with the Replacements. And this is a good thing. They ooze the kind of amber-honeyed Americana that makes you wish it were still easy to get a hold of some 'ludes to watch the sun set over Laurel Canyon. The songs here are dreamy, backlit, hayseed swirls of pure pastoral escapism. Electric B-bends and mellifluous pedal steel notes flow like water off a riverboat's wheel under intertwining male/female vocal harmonies that dance under desert stars like the spirits of two outland lovers. If you prefer your wistful music twangy, toneful, and soulful then perhaps you have already heard the Court and Spark. If you haven't, you might want to pour yourself a glass of whiskey and burn some smoke, for while the band provides a hearty aural sphere, they do leave a little cosmic space opened and unfolded for the individual listener to crawl in and make themselves feel at home. - Eric Shea http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10281379&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Country Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 The Court & Spark Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.10281379 alb.10281379 The Court & Spark art.37871 8.99 Hearts alb.10281379 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/0/4/834019_170x170.jpg 2006-01-01 00:00:00.0 2006-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10281379&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10281379&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22906686&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Country Tue, 9 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800 The Court & Spark Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.22906686 alb.22906686 The Court & Spark art.37871 8.99 The Court and Spark Live at Schubas 11/09/2004 alb.22906686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/8/2/1392883_170x170.jpg 2004-11-09 00:00:00.0 2004-11-09 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22906686&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22906686&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6579658&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Country Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 The Court & Spark Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6579658 alb.6579658 The Court & Spark art.37871 8.99 Witch Season alb.6579658 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/9/1/661963_170x170.jpg 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6579658&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6579658&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6579657&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Country Tue, 15 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 The Court & Spark Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6579657 alb.6579657 The Court & Spark art.37871 4.99 Dead Diamond River alb.6579657 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/9/3/1213996_170x170.jpg 2004-06-15 00:00:00.0 2004-06-15 00:00:00.0 true false single http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6579657&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6579657&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fdiscography.rss