Any fans of dude? From what I can tell he's a bit of an asshole, but damn if he isn't one of the best song writers of the last twenty years.

Got into his catalogue again after listening to the new Sun Kil Moon album, Universal Themes. I personally think it's amazing: the diaristic lyrics, the long arrangements (damn near every song is at least 6 minutes), the random production touches, Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley on drums. The lyrics are profound, banal, and hilarious at the same time.

Garden of Lavender is one of his best tunes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpvfQU53D3Y

Dude's got a lot of classic joints:

Red House Painters - Medicine Bottle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ5xerbXGIo

Red House Painters - Cruiser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6qKGijRAeA

Sun Kil Moon - Carry Me Ohio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrbVpsKdn90

Sun Kil Moon - Lost Verses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrZzQFZrUAo

Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle - Somehow the wonder of life prevails https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5DYXa5nk1o

Here's Mark & Quest playin Mistress on Fallon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czaQZdo6OM

If you need an album to get into Kozelek's work, I'd check out Sun Kil Moon's Ghost of the Great Highway. It's his best work so far IMO. I'd be very surprised if Universal Themes isn't in my top 10 of 2015 when it's all said and done.

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