This week, singer/composer Lincoln Barr brings us the band Sparklehorse and their 2001 release: 'It's A Wonderful Life'. Led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous - this time joined by a cast of musical friends including Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Nina Persson and Dave Fridmann - it's a strange yet hauntingly beautiful collection of songs that truly resonate. Songs discussed in this episode: It's A Wonderful Life - Frank Watkinson; A Miracle Of Sorts - Lincoln Barr; Heart Of Darkness - Sparklehorse; Game Of Pricks - Guided Of Voices; It's A Wonderful Life - Sparklehorse; Lovefool - The Cardigans; Gold Day, Piano Fire, Painbirds, Sea Of Teeth, Apple Bed, King Of Nails, Eyepennies, Dog Door, More Yellow Birds - Sparklehorse; Myrtle - Vic Chesnutt; Little Fat Baby, Devils New, Comfort Me, Babies On The Sun, Morning Hollow, Maxine - Sparklehorse; Beyond The Threshold - Lincoln Barr