The first album by red house painters impresario mark kozeleks folk rock project sun kil moon deals, like most of his albums, with themes of death, lost love, and the transformation of middle. Ghosts of the great highway bonus cd by sun kil moon. Ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon album, folk rock. Mark kozeleks writing turns many off for being waffly and leaving in all the arbitrary details that almost dont matter to the story, and if you listened to his album last year, common as light and love are red valleys of blood, youll have known that. This was his first album under the sun kil moon moniker, recorded after he disbanded the red house painters, and sees him on top form producing what many believe the best songs of his career. April, the new album from sun kil moon, is mark kozeleks first original record since the acclaimed 2003 sun kil moon debut ghosts of the great highway. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway sputnikmusic. Given the composition of ghosts of the great highway, its difficult to see how it will all turn out in the end, as kozelek takes on the roles of singer, songwriter, guitarist and who knows what else, while the band sports two drummers in anthony koutsos also formerly of rhp, and tim mooney from american. After this he decided to get another band together and thus was born sun kil moon, named after a korean boxer, a sport which kozelek loves and which has influenced many of his songs over the years. Floating sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway youtube. On january 23, 2007, caldo verde records rereleased the first sun kil moon album ghosts of the great highway with reworked packaging and a six song bonus cd featuring two versions of leonard bernsteins somewhere, alternate versions of carry me ohio and salvador sanchez, a radio performance of gentle moon recorded in. Ghosts of the great highway is sun kil moon s debut fulllength album.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Salvador sanchez wields convincing overdrive, a reverbdrenched shadow of neil young in flight, at his very peak, live. Watch the video for floating from sun kil moon s ghosts of the great highway for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Closely links to carry me ohio but the whole album in general carries the same theme. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway vinyl reissue out. These songs are virtuously stoic americana all shimmery guitars, measured tempos, malevolent moods, and wandering melodies. On may 11, 2018, mark kozelek released his self titled album, mark kozelek. Ghosts of the great highway, an album by sun kil moon. Songmeanings is a place for discussion and discovery. Caldo verde records will reissue sun kil moon s ghosts of the great highway. Ghosts of the great highway is the debut studio album by san francisco quartet sun kil moon, led by red house painters founder mark kozelek, who composed all of the lyrics and music on. Sun kil moons mark kozelek has scaled back his musical operations considerably over the last decade or so. Ghosts of the great highway is the debut studio album by san francisco quartet sun kil moon, led by red house painters founder mark kozelek, who composed all of the lyrics and music on this album. Let me start off by saying mark kozelek, you are a god.
But the worlds not a fair place, as our parents constantly remind us. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Find sun kil moon discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Dec 28, 2017 this is the copy i got tonight sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway, which interestingly is not the pressing that is attributed to gz vinyl on discogs. Sep 17, 2009 sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway weve gotten battered with rain for the past two days here and ive been walking around in wet socks all damn day. Ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon on amazon. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. I actually had my reservations about sun kil moon and i was quite apprehensive about listening to them, despite being head over heels in love with red house painters. Watch the video for duk koo kim from sun kil moon s ghosts of the great highway for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Sun kil moon s ghost of the great highway is a modest win for great music everywhere. Buy ghosts of the great highway white vinyl lp by sun kil moon lp. Ghosts continues even finetunes the work kozelek did with his former band, red house painters.
Find sun kil moon discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Check out ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon on amazon music. Sun kil moon s ghost of the great highway drifts away from the tedious slowcore. The official website for sun kil moon, mark kozelek, and red house painters. Listen to your favorite songs from ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon now. Switzerland salvador sanchez mark kozelek by sixth station. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway deluxe reissue. Skm is comprised of longtime painters drummer anthony koutsos, drummer tim mooney of american music club fame, and bassist geoff stanfield of black lab, as. Given the composition of ghosts of the great highway, its difficult to see how it will all turn out in the end, as kozelek takes on the roles of singer, songwriter, guitarist and who knows what else. Sun kil moon is an american folk rock act from san francisco, california, founded in 2002. Nov 19, 2003 sun kil moon s ghost of the great highway is a modest win for great music everywhere.
Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway 2018, gatefold. The pitchfork readers poll features your picks for the best and worst in the world of music, including your choices for top albums and top tracks, along with. And yes, as you point out it is possible to have a look at these records before you hand over your money. Originally a continuation of kozeleks defunct indie rock band red house painters, sun kil moon released ghosts of the great highway in 2003 to widespread critical acclaim and has performed. Features song lyrics for sun kil moon s ghosts of the great highway album. Aac sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway duk koo kim complete.
Sun kil moon s mark kozelek has scaled back his musical operations considerably over the last decade or so. The other members are anthony koutsos, geoff stanfield, and tim mooney. Hes one of the most consistently brilliant men to write, record and release music and ghosts of the great highway is one of the best things hes ever done. Sun kil moon was formed in 2002 by former red house painters frontman mark kozelek. Given the composition of ghosts of the great highway, its difficult to see how it will all turn out in the end, given that kozelek takes on the roles of singer, songwriter, guitarist and who knows what else, while the band sports two drummers in anthony koutsos also formerly of rhp, and tim mooney from. Sun kil moon is the current project of san francisco, californiabased singersongwriter mark kozelek, best known for his previous band, red house painters.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Sun kil moon debuted with ghosts of the great highway in 2003, and also features former rhp members jerry vessel and anthony koutsos as well as new collaborators geoff stanfield formerly of black lab and tim mooney of american music club. Cassius clay was hated more than sonny liston some like. Initially a continuation of the defunct indie rock band red house painters, sun kil moon is now the primary recording moniker of vocalist and guitarist mark kozelek. Sorry that i could never love you back i could never care enough in these last days her tears fell on her pages found me well on her words i dont know what to do or. Regular readers will no doubt be aware of our unashamed love for exred house painter mark kozelek. In fact, just the first song, the aweinspiring lost verses, seems to summarize everything great about sun kil moon, from the slowburning. The main draw of mark kozeleks music is his lyrics. Ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon pandora. Their debut album, in november 2003, was ghosts of the great highway. Jun 01, 2004 listen to your favorite songs from ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon now.
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Sun kil moon is a new band project fronted by mark kozelek of the red house painters. A hardback edition of nights of passed over, a collection of marks lyrics. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway lyrics and. Listen free to sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway glenn tipton, carry me ohio and more. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway mp3 album download. Hes built one of modern musics richest catalogs dating back to 1992 when his first album with red house painters was released. Glenn tipton as opener is suffused with the plucked intricacies of prime nick drake, yolked to a vocal nuanced up there with the very best stuff from the great richard buckner recorded over the last 10 years. Sun kil moon sees kozelek undertake all the writing, composing, singing and guitar playing accompanied by anthony koutsos also an exmember of rhp on drums, and geoff stanfield on bass.
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