The first song on Mark Kozelek’s sixth album, Benji, released under the nom-de-plume Sun Kil Moon, is
not a feel-good tune. Kozelek’s rambling and intimate story-telling, reminiscent
of Leonard Cohen, narrates the aftermath of the tragic and arbitrary death of a
distant family member, his second cousin. Evoking the strange feeling of coming
back to your childhood home for a family funeral, the song explores how death
suddenly brings into relief so many questions that now can’t ever be answered.
The 47-year-old artist, known for his unashamedly candid and
autobiographical song-writing, has certainly felt his fair share of loss and
the album that follows Carissa is
preoccupied by themes of death. As undoubtedly maudlin as the subject matter
may be, Ohio-born Kozelek’s mellow guitar and matter-of-fact treatment of the
most painful parts of our everyday lives results in an album that will leave
you feeling curiously calm.
The first song on Mark Kozelek’s sixth album, Benji, released under the nom-de-plume Sun Kil Moon, is
not a feel-good tune. Kozelek’s rambling and intimate story-telling, reminiscent
of Leonard Cohen, narrates the aftermath of the tragic and arbitrary death of a
distant family member, his second cousin. Evoking the strange feeling of coming
back to your childhood home for a family funeral, the song explores how death
suddenly brings into relief so many questions that now can’t ever be answered.
The 47-year-old artist, known for his unashamedly candid and
autobiographical song-writing, has certainly felt his fair share of loss and
the album that follows Carissa is
preoccupied by themes of death. As undoubtedly maudlin as the subject matter
may be, Ohio-born Kozelek’s mellow guitar and matter-of-fact treatment of the
most painful parts of our everyday lives results in an album that will leave
you feeling curiously calm.
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