Among the Leaves
Mark Kozelek's sprawling, cathartic fifth album as Sun Kil Moon feels like the work of a songwriter clearing his palate.
Whether recording as Red House Painters or Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek isn’t exactly known for his sense of humor. But on the new Among The Leaves, Kozelek’s usual self-flagellation shares space with relatively lighthearted lyrics, with mixed results: Song titles such as “I Know It’s Pathetic But That Was the Greatest…
One of Kozelek's strongest ever sets, showing the humour behind the hatred, laughter in the loneliness and a ton of light, life-affirming hyms to beauty.
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Mark Kozelek, the mastermind of Sun Kil Moon is a progenitor of what went on to be known as slowcore music.
Singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek combines poignancy and dry humour on Sun Kil Moon's enjoyable fifth album, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong>
An album as tour diary, Among the Leaves finds Sun Kil Moon as glumly introspective as ever.
[xrr rating=3.5/5]By an official tally, Among the Leaves is the fifth album by Sun Kil Moon, but realistically its just the latest entry in an extended musical conversation led by singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek that stretches back at least 20 years, to the release of Red House Painters’ debut album, Down Colorful Hill.
Mark Kozelek is personally responsible for some of the slowest music that I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. Despite their snail-on-a-turtle’s-back tempo, Red House Painters could gently pummel you with the glacial power of their music, and they were seldom boring. Kozelek’s new(er) project Sun Kil Moon has been guilty of mediocrity
Sun Kil Moon - Among the Leaves review: Mark Kozelek is back, whether he likes it or not