Lav's Music Corner

Sun Kil Moon is the musical solo project of veteran songwriter Mark Kozelek who is also responsible for legendary slow core act Red House Painters. While Mark has always been a controversial figure he was accused of making unwanted sexual advances on a pair of fans as reported by Pitchfork media last year which caused the delay of this record.  Review By Lav: I wasn't really sure how to handle this record. Mark has been extremely prolific over the last few years and I've spent a lot of that time not only reviewing his music, but dishing out tons of praise to it. The allegations leveled are Mark are obviously very serious and they would make me completely lose interest in many lesser singer-songwriters. But when one of the greatest songwriters of all time continues to release new music I can't help but listen. In an effort to truly hear the best music a year has to offer and to not have a glaring hole in my review catalog for an artist that would obviously be there is not fo...

Mark Kozelek is an Ohio born and San Francisco based singer-songwriter who first gained recognition as the frontman of legendary slowcore band Red House Painters. Since the disbanding of that group Mark has released a ton of records many under how own name, many under the Sun Kil Moon moniker and many collaborations with a number of other musicians like Jesu, Jimmy Lavalle, Desertshore, Ben Boye, Jim White, Sean Yeaton and now violinist Petra Haden of The Decemberists fame. Review By Lavender: It's not a secret that I have loved just about everything Mark Kozelek has ever done, and the prolific recent era of his career is no different. He has released an absolute ton of music over the past few years and there has been no shortage of his monologues, observations. and stories for him to tell. Earlier this year I dished out a lot of praise to his Sun Kil Moon record I Also Want To Die In New Orleans  where he played part time animal expert and part time political observes over ...