Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood

AlbumFeb 17 / 201716 songs, 2h 9m 55s98%
Singer-Songwriter Progressive Folk Anti-Folk
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6.5 / 10

Songwriter Mark Kozelek's 130-minute epic is indeed daring and self-reflective, but too often he prides long stretches of bitter humor and anger over the subtlety of his previous work.

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7.6 / 10

On this new record, Common as Light and Love are Red Valleys of Blood, he’s a little lighter when it comes to death itself.

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5 / 10

Sun Kil Moon has become like sitting in a car with Mark Kozelek and listening to him talk — until either the gas runs out or you tuck and ro...

8 / 10

Known for his antagonising conduct, Mark Kozelek returns with a an eighth album as Sun Kil Moon 'Common As Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood'.

5.5 / 10

'Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys of Blood' by Sun Kil Moon. Album review by Josh Gabert-Doyon. The full-length is available via Caldo Verde.

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So flippant and self-indulgent that it practically dares one to listen.

3.3 / 5

Sun Kil Moon - Common As Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood review: You gotta have a vague rock song in your catalog that everyone can sing along.