Sun Kil Moon

  • Tiny Cities
    Tiny Cities
    Isaac Brock--the singer, guitarist and leader behind the enormously popular alt-pop act Modest Mouse--would be few people's first choice for a covers album. But that is part of the genius behind this surprisingly excellent album. Sun Kil Moon leader Mark Kozelek's own recorded cover choices in the past--Kiss, Simon and Garfunkel, AC/DC, and most successfully John Denver--hew far closer to the traditional indie approach to covers: a semi-ironic, studied transformation of a tune into something it wasn't before. With Sun Kil Moon's breezy take on Brock's compositions, there is no irony, just a true love for the weird pop genius that Modest Mouse has in spades. Songs are slowed down a lot and stretched out, and frequently you don't recognize the tune until the chorus kicks in, but it totally works even if you've never heard the originals. Labors of love are rarely as enjoyable for all involved. Huzzah. --Mike McGonigal
    Track Listing: 1. Exit Does Not Exist 2. Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes 3. Neverending Math Equation 4. Space Travel Is Boring 5. Dramamine 6. Jesus Christ Was An Only Child 7. Four Fingered Fisherman 8. Grey Ice Water 9. Convenient Parking 10. Trucker's Atlas 11. Ocean Breathes Salty
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  • Ghosts of the Great Highway
    Ghosts of the Great Highway
    Where it's the gorgeous string trio underpinning "Last Tide," the melancholy epic "Duk Koo Kim," the unexpected driving rhythms of "Lily and Parrots," or the compelling personal reminiscences of "Floating," the material both expands and refines Kozelek's trademark sound. The songs on Ghosts of the Great Highway concern themselves more than ever with matters of life and death, without ever forgetting the inherent magic of a pretty melody or a gripping beat.
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