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March 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sun Kil Moon to play One NZ Show: Great South Pacific Tuning Fork (May 28, 2017)
Sun Kil Moon, now the most endearing of the Mark Kozelek pseudonyms, will perform at The Great South Pacific Tuning Fork in Auckland, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Tickets, via www.ticketmaster.co.nz (0800 111 999) will be on pre-sale at 11am, March 24. And then on sale (general) from 9am, March 27, $55 + booking fee.Archive
April 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Mali Mali
Mali Mali (a.k.a. Ben Tolich) is a songwriter and performer from Auckland, NZ. He’s about to go on tour in support of his new album As A Dog Dreams, his second album following Gather ‘round the Gooseclock (2013) and the Brotherly EP (2010). Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – Damien Jurado, Visions […]Archive
April 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Mali Mali: As A Dog Dreams
Mali Mali As A Dog Dreams (Independent/Bandcamp) A couple of years ago, a gentle, beguiling, occasionally quirky set of songs found its way into my home and then my heart. I didn’t like the tile of the album, nor the band-name, and that didn’t matter at all – as it shouldn’t when the music is […]Archive
December 1, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Mark Kozelek: Sings Christmas Carols
Mark Kozelek Sings Christmas Carols Caldo Verde What a strange year for Mark Kozelek – or at least for his music. That amazing album Benji and then a petty feud with the War on Drugs where he released a couple of songs mocking them and the situation and took the joke too far by (pretty […]Archive
October 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Digests: The Best of 2014’s Album Reviews – May
It’s actually staggering – going back through these months, month by month (haha – staggering) – just how many great albums there’s been this year. May started with a couple of the recent gems from Rattle – I paid tribute to Rattle over at Blog On The Tracks today – and then on through so […]Archive
May 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Sun Kil Moon: Benji
Sun Kil Moon Benji Caldo Verde In the gorgeous, mournful opener, Carissa, Mark Kozelek sings of the grieving around his second cousin dying in a freak yard fire. He needs to “get and give some hugs” even though he didn’t know her that well. She died taking the trash out at 35 years old. She […]Archive
February 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Slow Boat Selections New and Old: # 1 – Sun Kil Moon, Benji
If you are a career music obsessive (as I am now forced to concede I am), there are likely to be a few artists whose work serves as virtual signposts throughout your life. I am happy to admit that The Smiths are my favourite band – I was just the right age, and the songs […]Archive
February 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle: Perils From The Sea
Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle Perils From The Sea Caldo Verde There’s a brand new Sun Kil Moon out (and, hey, more on that soon) but in falling in love with that new record I realised I had forgotten to write about this album, because this collaboration between Sun Kil Moon’s Mark Kozelek and The […]Archive
May 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman