As mentioned in the spring, Mark Kozelek's latest Sun Kil Moon album, Admiral Fell Promises, comes bundled with I'll Be There (if purchased directly from Caldo Verde Records ) , a limited-edition EP of mostly covers that includes renditions of songs by Stereolab, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, and a title track by the Jackson 5. Hearing Kozelek, who's in his early 40s, sing this understated take on the lead vocal made famous by a then 12-year-old Michael Jackson [...]

Mark Kozelek's ruminating music has a way of seeping into our unexciting lives every now and then, and I am just about content to spend most of my days plugged in to the unspoiled beauty of Red House Painters records, while watching the outside world drift by with the artful rhythms of a Jorge Luis Borges story. Admiral Fell Promises , Kozelek's latest and fourth album under the auspices of his ongoing Sun Kil Moon project is a sparse acoustic affair characterized by his growing interest in classical guitar playing. The serenity and attentiveness to instrumental details [...]

Photography by atlasshrugged ... Glee is ruining music. There. I said it. Sorry, hate me if you will, but when I hear that sanitized yet bastardized version of Don't Stop Believin' by Journey, well, my heart dies just a little bit on the inside. What? Over-exageration too emo for you? Suck it. Listen... And then listen... Fox took it from a panty-dripping sappy love ballad to granny-panty-pleasin' sack of sap [...]
San Francisco musician, singer, and songwriter Mark Kozelek released a new album with his band, Sun Kil Moon, last week that we were dumb enough not to include in the weekly Best New Releases feature. Although we have not heard the LP, Admiral Fell Promises, in its entirety yet, this track, "Australian Winter" is typical [...] Related posts:Recent Releases We Almost Missed, VIII: Vita Ruins, Lou Barlow, Communist Daughter, Cary Ann Hearst, Apollo Ghosts, Holy Ghost Recent Releases We Almost Missed, Vol. IX: The Depreciation Guild, Jeremy Messersmith, The Delta Mirror, Fol Chen, Double Dagger Recent Releases We [...]
For their grandparents basking in an American sumer. Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR . --------- One of my favourite albums of 2010 so far is Sun Kil Moon's latest "Admiral Fell Promises". Unreal acoustic guitar accompanied by Mark Kozelek's plaintive vocals, perfect for the Australian winter. Buy it from .
In my recent review of Sun Kil Moon 's latest release, Admiral Fell Promises , I make the bold assertion that Mark Kozelek is not a happy person. Though I don't know the Ohioan on a personal level, judging from his haunting guitar balladry, I figured I had the guy pinned down as a mope. That's why it came as such a shock to me when the Music Hall of Williamsburg filled with uproarious laughter after each bit of Kozelek's between-song banter. For all his gorgeously dark strumming and full bodied crooning on ill-fated [...]

New Wax It seemed the best way to discern between former Red House Painter Mark Kozelek's solo material and his work under the Sun Kil Moon moniker was in the latter's affinity for sprawling Crazy Horse-esque electric guitar. On Kozelek's latest installment as Sun Kil Moon, he disregards that trend and turns in an achingly intimate affair recorded entirely on nylon guitar. The tracks on Admiral Fell Promises seem classically informed and Kozelek, who has always had a knack for infectious acoustic riffing, delves even deeper [...]
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ARTIST: Sun Kil Moon - [Album] with free mp3 download for the title track from Admiral Fell Promises DATE: 07-23-10 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams How does one qualify a record as beautiful? With other art forms, it's easy; a painting can be attractive or not, a theatrical production can capture human truths and faithfully represent them, a dance can be fluid in its' execution and affecting in its' performance – all of those things can be beautiful [view more]

<a href=" http://onethirtybpm.com/2010/0 7/23/album-review-sun-kil-moon -admiral-fell-promises/" Sun Kil Moon Admiral Fell Promises [Caldo Verde; 2010] Links: Sun Kil Moon | Caldo Verde | Purchase on Insound Posted by Sean Patrick Cooper on 23 July 2010 Mark Kozelek's fourth LP as Sun Kil Moon is a simple album in that it is just one [...]

Much has already been made about the fact that Mark Kozelek is using a nylon-string guitar as his lone accompaniment on Admiral Fell Promises, his fourth album under the Sun Kil Moon moniker. But he dryly dismisses the importance of that fact through the opening lyrics on 'Ålesund,' the lead-off track on the album: "No, this is not my guitar, I'm bringing it to a friend." It's almost as if Kozelek is trying to distance himself from the intensely personal performances and vocals that colour the entirety of this [...]
Mark Kozelek isn't a cheerful guy. Going into any of his records - including those he did in the 90's with San Francisco slowcore pioneers Red House Painters - this is our starting point. He is not a happy dude. Nonetheless, we still love Kozelek for various reasons. His misery clearly isn't all for naught. It comes from a remarkably real place. He is that friend you like to have over for dinner every once in a while with the unwavering promise of a good, deep, grounding conversation to remind you that a) there are some interesting, thoughtful people out [...]

It seems as though we at malleus&incus have a habit of avoiding posting on weekends. Whether that be a product of busyness or simply being lazy, I apologize on behalf of all of us and hope to correct the lack of posting in the near future. I wouldn't doubt that once classes start again in September, the opposite trend will be apparent - we'll be loading up on posts during the weekend and (hopefully) being productive during the week. However, I hope it is okay to assume that you're here for the music, not the apologies. This time [...]

Tom Croose and Slow Hands make up Worst Friends , both of them have contributed amazing exclusive work for the ISO50 with playlists, mixes , remixes, edits, and covers of artists like Van Morrison , Beirut , Fleetwood Mac and M83 . Both of them are great guys, they were my DJ partners when I moved to Brooklyn and now release on Future Classics and Wolf+Lamb and also "Tom" is getting married this summer, congrats guys on this 123 release . A new [...]

Sentire un disco qualsiasi di Mark Kozelek (ma proprio qualsiasi, del tipo buttati in un sacco tutti e tirato fuori uno a caso) si trasforma il più delle volte in un rito privato, quasi esclusivo. Per intenderci l'esclusività non è nell'essere roba di pochi o di tanti (che poi, chi se ne frega) ma nel momento, in quello che si crea fra gli auricolari o le casse, il laser del lettore e te che sei lì davanti. Ogni disco di Kozelek è a suo modo, solo in questo, ripetitivo; per l'esperienza vera e propria che diventa [...]

Shearwater - Meridian When he was in his usual jovial mood, Big J liked to call them Big Boy Drinks. Right now he felt more like calling it what his mother did: Poison. "I'm going to drink a good deal of poison tonight," she would tell him. Despite his mood, Big J kept the laugh in his voice as he told Scotty that he was coming over to the party for some Big Boy Drinks. His voice was a dense cloud in the crisp frozen air as he spoke into his bulky Nokia on [...]

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul This album by Danger Mouse and the late Mark Linkous finally gets an official release, following a years-long dispute with record label EMI. The beautiful LP features visuals by David Lynch and contributions from Frank Black, Iggy Pop, James Mercer, and Julian Casablancas. Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse ft. Julian Casablancas - "Little Girl" Buy at Insound M.I.A. - [...]

Sun Kil Moon - Natural Light (the above is originally by Casiotone For The Painfully Alone [below]) I got some news on you from a friend you're in Charlotte again teaching Spanish at high school he said you're going by Joy you cut your hair like a boy & you don't talk to your old friends I found a picture from before the fight we're in natural light & you're sitting on my lap like everything's alright [...]
By Matt Jarrard Missy fulfilled all her goals Wine bags and a nice fake rolls Cheap diamonds or tall boys and races TV gets your mind, crumbles, and unlaces Yeah, that's the stuff of Athen's Efren. Its the stuff of rural life, desperation, poverty, chances taken, opportunities missed...it's dark, folky, americana. The gritty twanged vocals [...]

With their fourth record on the horizon (out July 13th via Caldo Velde ), Sun Kil Moon have provided one additional glimpse of Admiral Fell Promises before it officially gets released. While new tracks "Australian Winter" and "Admiral Fell Promises" have both been streaming for some time, Mark Kozelek's simplistic approach to songwriting shines throughout the album's fifth track "You Are My Sun." You can check out all three tracks after the break. MP3s: Sun Kil Moon - "You Are My Sun," "Admiral Fell [...]

Hi, everyone! Well, I'm back from Scotland. And even though I'm not yet an immortal, I still had a pretty great trip (including my very first taste of haggis). Naturally, of course, there's lots of great stuff to catch up on... So, why not come and join me for a recap of things that happened while I was away? Another great Peter Gabriel cover has emerged. This time, it's David Byrne doing "I Don't Remember," and Peter covering "Listening Wind:" [ link ] Speaking of covers, Beck and Thurston Moore have done [...]