http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37871&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.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 Countryen720Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:09:33 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37871&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.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://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.16443311&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:51:22 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 16443311 ply.16443311 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.16443311&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13058488&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 8 Sep 2009 08:36:26 -0700 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 13058488 ply.13058488 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13058488&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9578408&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Electronica/Dance Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:38:47 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 9578408 ply.9578408 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9578408&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9197386&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:14:56 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 9197386 ply.9197386 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9197386&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8917705&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:53:32 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 8917705 ply.8917705 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8917705&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8643292&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:06:45 -0700 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 8643292 ply.8643292 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8643292&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8645944&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:40:27 -0700 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 8645944 ply.8645944 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8645944&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8640609&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:10:35 -0700 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 8640609 ply.8640609 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8640609&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8641286&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:39:21 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 8641286 ply.8641286 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8641286&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8594902&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:04 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Court & Spark on Rhapsody Online 8594902 ply.8594902 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8594902&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-court-spark%2Fplaylists.rss