release date: Jul. 13, 2010
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,66]
producer: Mark Kozelek
label: Caldo Verde Records - nationality: USA
Tracklist: 1. "Ålesund" (4,5 / 5) - 2. "Half Moon Bay" - 3. "Sam Wong Hotel" - 4. "Third and Seneca" - 5. "You Are My Sun" - 6. "Admiral Fell Promises" (4 / 5) (live) - 7. "The Leaning Tree" - 8. "Australian Winter" - 9. "Church of the Pines" - 10. "Bay of Skulls"
4th studio album by Sun Kil Moon following two years after April (Apr. 2008) is like that produced by Kozelek and released on his own label, Caldo Verde. His follow-up is the Mark Kozelek live album Lost Verses - Live (May 2009) consisting of material written for Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon, as well as songs released under his own name.
On Admiral Fell Promises, the music is acoustic guitar-driven compositions and they are according to Kozelek inspired by the great Spanish classical guitarist Andrés Segovia. Despite being released under the name of Sun Kil Moon, the album consists of tracks written and composed entirely by Kozelek and they all basically only feature his vocal accompanied by his acoustic nylon Spanish guitar. The title track is one of Kozelek's finest compositions.
Sun Kil Moon had basically been the continuation of Red House Painters, however, songwriter Kozelek made nearly all of the band's studio releases on his own and the band only existed as a live constellation and even at this point it seems that Kozelek did whatever he felt like regardless any of the former members. Former guitarist Phil Carney founded the duo Desertshore with pianist Chris Connolly. Drummer Anthony Koutsos had turned to real estate business and occasionally supported Kozelek on live tours when playing under as Kozelek or as Sun Kil Moon. Bassist Jerry Vessel soon founded Heirlooms of August with Frances Everett, and other bassist Geoff Stanfield began work as studio musician and producer.
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