Sun Kil Moon / Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood
Artist Sun Kil Moon
Album Title: Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD (2)
Released 02/17/2017
Label Caldo Verde Records
Catalog No CV041
Bar Code No 6 34457 76262 6
Packaging Cardboard Triple Gatefold
Tracks
Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood (Disc 1)
1. God Bless Ohio (10:37)
2. Chili Lemon Peanuts (8:58)
3. Philadelphia Cop (10:47)
4. The Highway Song (7:55)
5. Lone Star (9:14)
6. Window Sash Weights (6:30)
7. Sarah Lawrence College Song (5:13)
8. Butch Lullaby (8:33)
Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood (Disc 2)
1. Stranger Than Paradise (12:24)
2. Early June Blues (7:17)
3. Bergen To Trondheim (7:59)
4. I Love Portugal (7:58)
5. Bastille Day (5:38)
6. Vague Rock Song (7:09)
7. Seventies TV Show Theme Song (7:30)
8. I Love You Forever And Beyond Eternity (6:13)
Date Acquired 03/12/2017
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 16.49

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Notes

Drums, Percussion – Steve Shelley
Music By – Ben Boye (tracks: 2-5), Kozelek* (tracks: 2-5), Nick Zubeck (tracks: 2-5)
Other [Words By] – Holy Bible (tracks: 1-2), Swiss Promoter (tracks: 2-5)
Producer [Produced By], Instruments – Mark Kozelek
Recorded By [Additional] – Will Chason
Recorded By, Mixed By – Nathan Winter (2)
Sleeve, Design – Brian Azer
Songwriter – Mark Kozelek (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-6, 1-8, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-6 to 2-8)
Words By – Kozelek* (tracks: 1-2, 1-7, 2-5), Max Tullio (tracks: 1-7)
Copyright (c) – Caldo Verde Records
Recorded and mixed in San Francisco and Hoboken - February through August 2016.

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DR10      -0.28 dB   -13.37 dB      8:58 02-Chili Lemon Peanuts
DR10      -0.07 dB   -11.65 dB     10:47 03-Philadelphia Cop
DR10      -0.46 dB   -12.85 dB      7:55 04-The Highway Song
DR6        -0.06 dB     -9.95 dB      9:14 05-Lone Star
DR7        -0.57 dB   -10.14 dB      6:30 06-Window Sash Weights
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.69 dB      5:13 07-Sarah Lawrence College Song
DR9        -0.08 dB   -13.23 dB      8:34 08-Butch Lullaby
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Number of tracks:  8
Official DR value:   DR9

Samplerate:           44100 Hz
Channels:               2
Bits per sample:    16
Bitrate:                   683 kbps
Codec:                    FLAC
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Analyzed: Sun Kil Moon / Common As Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood, Disc 2
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DR9        -0.04 dB   -11.36 dB     12:24 01-Stranger Than Paradise
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DR9        -0.08 dB   -10.22 dB      7:59 03-Bergen To Trondheim
DR9        -0.03 dB   -10.75 dB      7:58 04-I Love Portugal
DR8        -0.00 dB   -11.02 dB      5:38 05-Bastille Day
DR10      -0.07 dB   -11.18 dB      7:09 06-Vague Rock Song
DR9        -0.06 dB   -11.67 dB      7:30 07-Seventies TV Show Theme Song
DR5        -0.07 dB     -7.04 dB      6:13 08-I Love You Forever And Beyond Eternity
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Number of tracks:  8
Official DR value:   DR9

Samplerate:           44100 Hz
Channels:               2
Bits per sample:    16
Bitrate:                   831 kbps
Codec:                   FLAC
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Paul Simpson:

Following a full-length collaboration with Jesu (and directly preceding a second by a few months), Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood is the first album credited solely to Sun Kil Moon since 2015's excellent Universal Themes. At over two hours long, it's easily one of Mark Kozelek's most ambitious undertakings yet -- or one of the most self-indulgent, depending on the listener's perspective. The album was edited from improvisations with former Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, and other than a few bass or keyboard parts and saxophone on one song, Kozelek played all of the other instruments on the album. It's far less guitar-centric than usual for him, and considering that guitar has always been his main instrument, the album is quite a diversion for his sound. Some fans have even remarked that it's the closest thing he's come to writing a hip-hop album so far. He's the first to admit that he's a stranger to playing bass guitar and keyboards, but he's intrigued at what he's come up with. The music on this album tends to be quite repetitive and the rhythms are often similar, and since none of the songs really have hooks, it can be hard to tell when songs end if you're listening to the album all the way through. As with the last two SKM albums, there are many spoken word breaks and detours, making the release seem more like an opera than a conventional album. Lyrically, only a few tracks (particularly opener "God Bless Ohio") come close to the fond reminiscences of Benji. He does still occasionally mourn the passing of friends and celebrities, but many of the songs comment on specific news items, and the album is easily his most explicitly political work yet. Among other things, he supports transgender rights, wishes an end to gun violence, and blames Trump's presidency on society's obsession with social media, as well as its lack of attention span or concern with important issues. He also continues to ruthlessly make fun of hipsters, particularly during the scathing "Philadelphia Cop," and he directly jabs at anyone who doesn't like the direction he's taking with his music. "Vague Rock Song" is his biggest piece of audio trollery yet, starting out as an attempt to write a simple, catchy tune, but interrupting it with an unexpected Zappa-inspired part and faux Afro-pop section, and eventually he can't help going back to commenting about his daily activities and the injustice of the world. More so than ever, Kozelek's writing style is literal yet roundabout, and it almost seems like he's more of a social critic or satirist than a musician at this point. However, there is (usually) a point to his rambling -- for all of his bluster, he is truly a humanist, and wishes the best for the world, even if it seems like it's falling apart.
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