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. The other members are anthony koutsos former drummer for red house painters, geoff stanfield, and tim mooney. Find sun kil moon discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Filling out the lineup are rhp drummer anthony koutsos, america.
Ghosts, as the beginning of sun kil moon proper, feels special because its like alchemy, a feat of magic, a sea change. Sun kil moon carry me ohio acoustic alternate version ghosts of the great highway by playmobilfriends. Initially a continuation of the defunct indie rock band red house. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. This particular album is very, very important to me sun.
Ghosts continues even finetunes the work kozelek did with his former band, red house painters. This ep is a six song treasure with three recordings two from the ghosts of the great highway sessions that didnt make the album and three different versions of songs that did. Listen free to sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway glenn tipton, carry me ohio and more. 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. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway cdx2 rough. Mark kozelek with ben boye and jim white, sun kil moon. Their first album ghosts of the great highway was released in 2003 to great critical acclaim and record sales for any slowcore act and for any mark kozelekrelated project. Sun kil moon s mark kozelek seems to know exactly what to give his fans. Features song lyrics for sun kil moon s ghosts of the great highway album. Some of the lyrical mainstays which would be hammered into near selfparody ten years later can be found here in fleeting moments, washing up. Sun kil moon s ghost of the great highway drifts away from the tedious slowcore. Reviews of ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon. Their debut album, in november 2003, was ghosts of the great highway. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway lyrics and.
With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own. Drug abuse, jealousy, bloated egos, alcoholism, and sleeping with a band members girl, are among the numerous inglorious reasons. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway bonus track. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway vinyl reissue. Sun kil moon admiral fell promises interview, mojo, april 2011. And yes, as you point out it is possible to have a look at these records before you hand over your money. Sun kil moon s album ghosts of the great highway available here on double lp and double cd. Ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon album, folk. The other members are anthony koutsos former drummer. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway bullgodjake. 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 ghosts of the great highway 2003 youtube. I first became acquainted with ghosts of the great highway in high school when.
Editors notes fans of mark kozelek who have yet to sit down with a sun kil moon recording may be pleased to know that its not really a big departure from his previous projects, except that ghosts of the great highway contains no cover songs. Local shoppers can choose free shipping on any order. Show this particular album is very, very important to me, ep sun kil moon s ghosts of the great highway with lauren lapkus sep 17, 2019. Much like any other music fan, i have that oh so cliche rainy day album that i put on whenever its dark and dreary outside.
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. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway full album youtube. 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. Celebrities getting ripped off buying sneakers vid. Listen to ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon on deezer. Though kozelek has a penchant for reworking other peoples tunes, everything here is original and beautifully heartbreaking especially. Ghosts of the great highway is sun kil moon s debut fulllength album. 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. 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.
Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway deluxe reissue. Regular readers will no doubt be aware of our unashamed love for exred house painter mark kozelek. 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. Sun kil moon is a new band project fronted by mark kozelek of the red house painters.
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. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway rough trade records. Home tour dates articles biography discography photo archive contact caldo verde merchandise. An album as good as ghosts of the great highway should never go out of print. The sound of the red house painters had changed so drastically that mark decided to rename the project to sun kil moon. Listen to ghosts of the great highway in full in the spotify app. Ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon on apple music.
Ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon pandora. The official website for sun kil moon, mark kozelek, and red house painters. 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. Lauren lapkus sits down with deborah and joel to share her love of sun kil moon s ghosts of the great highway. Why mark kozelek uses the red house painters name for some projects and not others is a mystery explicable only by the whims of artistic. 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. Ghosts of the great highway is all soft spots but no weak spots, and when kozelek brings his ideas togetherlike on the outro bridge of carry me ohio, where the rhythm guitar steps slowly up while the lead guitar spirals down and a few lightly struck bells jingle. Tiny cities 2005 april 2008 among the leaves 2012 benji 2014 universal themes 2015 jesu sun kil moon 2016 common as light and love are red valleys of blood 2017 30 seconds to the decline of planet earth 2017 ghosts of the great highway 2018 this is. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Sun kil moon is an american folk rock act from san francisco, california, founded in 2002. Mark kozelek recorded six studio albums with red house painters, three solo albums, including whats next to the moon a collection of acdc songs. Sun kil moon ghosts of the great highway quality post hello everyone and welcome back to another edition of for your consideration, the weekly thread where we pick albums not on our essentials list and discuss them.
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. The cover of leonard bernsteins somewhere is a delicately picked, acoustic love song that sounds like it was recorded inside a. This particular album is very, very important to me sun kil moon s ghosts of the great highway with lauren lapkus. Listen to your favorite songs from ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon now. 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. The project is named after the korean super flyweight boxer sung kil moon. This particular album is very, very important to me. Ghosts of the great highway by sun kil moon on spotify. Sun kil moons ghost of the great highway is a modest win for great music everywhere. 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. Sun kil moons stream on soundcloud hear the worlds sounds. 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. Ghosts of the great highway, an album by sun kil moon on spotify. Release date 16th february 2018 the debut album from sun kil moon, originally released in 2003 and long since out of print is being reissued on double vinyl.
The other members are anthony koutsos, geoff stanfield, and tim mooney. Red house painters, mark kozelek and sun kil moon guitar tablature and lyrics. Caldo verde records will reissue sun kil moon s ghosts of the great highway. Condition of all used records can be found in the item details, graded according to goldmine standards. Find sun kil moon discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Ghosts of the great highway bonus cd by sun kil moon.
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