Sun Kil MoonBest Sun Kil Moon Albums Ranked

Benji

pitchfork

9.2

“There are 11 songs on Sun Kil Moon’s astonishing sixth LP Benji, and in nearly all of them, somebody dies. Mark Kozelek wants us to know that they all lived, loved, fought, fucked up, and often did the best they could. While Benji is consumed with death, sadness, and tragedy, there's gratitude within this melancholy, and it’s Kozelek’s most life-affirming record.”

Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood

fantano

9.0

“When Mark Kozelek arrives, baby, he arrives.”

Benji

fantano

9.0

“**Favorite tracks:** CARISSA, I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MY MOTHER'S LOVE, DOGS, PRAY FOR NEWTOWN, JIM WISE, RICHARD RAMIREZ DIED TODAY OF NATURAL CAUSES, MICHELINE, BEN'S MY FRIEND **Least favorite track:** NONE [Watch the review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTIJvNmsQgo)”

April

pitchfork

8.3

“Much-loved cult singer and songwriter Mark Kozelek releases both the new Sun Kil Moon record and, under his own name, a disc of alternate takes, rarities, and live tracks to accompany the American release of his book of lyrics, Nights of Passed Over, which is culled primarily from his work with Red House Painters.”

Ghosts of the Great Highway

pitchfork

8.3

“An album as good as *Ghosts of the Great Highway* should never go out of print. But the world's not a fair place, as our parents constantly remind us. In the interval between the album's original street date in 2003 and its deluxe reissue in 2007-- a relatively short span for a reissue-- Sun Kil Moon's former label, Jetset Records, let the album fall into limbo. During that same interval, however,”

Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood

loudandquiet

8.0

““Every day we get closer and closer to death…” reflects prolific wordsmith Mark Kozelek during ‘Chili Lemon Peanuts’, the second of 16 tracks on his latest Sun Kil Moon album. This is hardly an epiphany for the Ohio-born songwriter, though. His noting that life is fleeting has been a catalyst for the majority of his songwriting over the past 15 years, and that awareness manifests itself in this co”

Benji

ben

10

“This is one of those albums that every time I listen it’s just as good. Not a bad track here. I use to like all of them except Ben’s My Friend lol. But now I think that might be my favorite. Please check this project out.”