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‘He buckled. I could hear his bass ringing out ...’ The luminous rise and tragic end of US alt heroes Morphine
Source: The Guardian · Published
Fronted by Mark Sandman, the group brought enigmatic, elegant rock to post-grunge America. As lost demos surface, those closest to Sandman remember a man who grabbed on to life’s joys It’s early 1998, and at Fort Apache recording studio in Massachusetts, Mark Sandman, the suave frontman of Morphine, is nearing breaking point. Morphine’s four enigmatic and blackly humorous albums have won…
Key points
- Fronted by Mark Sandman, the group brought enigmatic, elegant rock to post-grunge America.
- As lost demos surface, those closest to Sandman remember a man who grabbed on to life’s joys It’s early 1998, and at Fort Apache recording studio in Massachusetts, Mark Sandman, the suave frontman of Morphine, is nearing breaking point.
- Morphine’s four enigmatic and blackly humorous albums have won…
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