▁Bro ther ▁Gene ▁Par s ons . ▁A ▁review ▁in ▁P itch f ork ▁by ▁Christopher ▁F . ▁Sch iel ▁which ▁gave ▁it ▁an ▁impress ive ▁score ▁of ▁ 9 . 0 ▁( l ater ▁in exp lic ably ▁down grad ed ▁to ▁ 8 . 4 ▁) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁feature ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁on ▁N PR ' s ▁All ▁Things ▁Consider ed ▁by ▁Sarah ▁Bar de en . ▁helped ▁gain ▁the ▁band ▁recognition . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁returned ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁W itch ▁Season ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁EP ▁- ▁Dead ▁Diam ond ▁River ▁featuring ▁contributions ▁from ▁L inda ▁Thompson ▁and ▁M . ▁Ward . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁& ▁Spark ▁officially ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁a ▁post ▁to ▁the ▁band ' s ▁website , ▁" It ' s ▁hard ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁The ▁C & S ▁is ▁breaking ▁up , ▁as ▁we ▁still ▁spend ▁all ▁our ▁time ▁together , ▁but ▁seeing ▁as ▁how ▁we ' re ▁all ▁involved ▁in ▁different ▁musical ▁projects , ▁it ▁seems ▁best ▁to ▁ret ire ▁the ▁C & S ▁name ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁We ' ve ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁run ▁and ▁have ▁had ▁the ▁good ▁fortune ▁to ▁meet ▁all ▁kinds ▁of ▁wonderful ▁sou ls ▁as ▁we ' ve ▁st umbled ▁down ▁the ▁road . ▁Thank ▁you ▁one ▁and ▁all ▁for ▁everything ▁you ' ve ▁given ▁us ." ▁▁ ▁M . C . ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Scott ▁Hir sch ▁moved ▁to