A couple real good new releases this week with the new M.I.A., School of Seven Bells, Love Language and plenty more. But in the end only one album could be Record of the Week…but there are always honorable mentions as well!
Sun Kil Moon, or just Mark Kozelek as he is on this release, is one of those guys that I think the entire store can agree on. Having honed his craft for years in the great slowcore band Red House Painters, Kozelek went solo with his Sun Kil Moon project in 2003. Despite being around for over 7 years now though, his new album, Admiral Fell Promises, is just his third full length of original material. After having a full band on the previous two full lengths, Kozelek decided to go this album alone, armed with nothing but his voice and a nylon stringed acoustic guitar.
For a lot of artists, that might be a pretty daunting task. For Kozelek though, it’s his voice and guitar that have always been at the forefront of any band he’s been a part of. The ten tracks clock in around 60 minutes and is some of the most intimate Sun Kil Moon songs ever put to tape. Absolutely essential.
Listen to “Admiral Fell Promises” from Sun Kil Moon’s Admiral Fell Promises
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Honorable Mentions
Even though it maybe technically came out a couple weeks ago, the debut full length of Toledo’s own Fangs Out just came into the store this past week so it’s new to us! Having said that, we can’t express how excited we are about this record. Two-piece post punk that sounds like they are straight from D.C., these Toledoans have put out a record that isn’t just a “good local record” but is a great album, no matter where they’re from.
Listen to “Omerta” from Fangs Out’s Speech Shadowing
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