Sun Kil Moon is the recording project led by American singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek, active since the early 2000s and known for introspective, acoustic-led albums.

Project led by Mark Kozelek (formerly of Red House Painters). Releases include April, Benji, Ghosts of the Great Highway, Tiny Cities and Admiral Fell Promises. Kozelek founded the Caldo Verde label; several reviews note classical-guitar influences and spare, melancholic songwriting.

DeBaser's reviews portray Sun Kil Moon as Mark Kozelek's introspective project, marked by fragile songwriting, long narratives and acoustic focus. Critics repeatedly praise lyrical depth and melancholic beauty while noting divisive works (notably Benji). Several reviews highlight April, Benji, Ghosts of the Great Highway, Admiral Fell Promises and Tiny Cities.

For:Listeners of introspective singer-songwriter music; fans of Mark Kozelek, slowcore and indie folk.

 Mark Kozelek, I hate you because you made beautiful things, and then you decided to punish us all with Benji.

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 "The desperate know the elementary truth of life, which is its continuous, wavy, trembling force of change, up to that extreme and unknowable end that is death, of which only one thing is certain: it will change us"

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 April is a slow-flowing river, dense, full of bends, sometimes stopping to watch the ducks before moving on.

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 Benji is a parade of poignant snapshots drawn from Kozelek’s album of memories

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 Kozelek allows himself to be cradled by the warm fog of memories, narrating of curious encounters at the airport, motels, unconsummated loves and the travels that tear apart his daily routine, far from beloved San Francisco.

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