In a few months, Red House Painters mastermind Mark Kozelek will return with Among The Leaves, the latest album under his Sun Kil Moon moniker. As Beats Per Minute points out, there's a lengthy…   Read Story »

The former Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon guitarist Phil Carney now leads the band Desertshore, and he's tapped his former boss in both those bands, depression-rock godhead Mark Kozelek, to sing and…   Read Story »

Desertshore is the band led by the former Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon guitarist Phil Carney. And on Desertshore's new album Drawing Of Threes, Carney recruited his former frontman in both of…   Read Story »

Here is the anti-authoritarian classic "Breaking The Law" in the hands of Jona and Claire of YACHT. If you don't know YACHT and don't know what to expect, just imagine Judas Priest but substitute the…   Read Story »

There were more albums released in 2010 than could fit on all the lists released in 2010. (And there were many lists.) With that in mind, and certain '10 records still ringing in our ears, we put our…   Read Story »

We've heard "Australian Winter" and title track "Admiral Fell Promises" from Mark Kozalek's upcoming fourth album as Sun Kil Moon. "You Are My Sun" is another beauty, full of kind metaphors -- the…   Read Story »

We've heard "Australian Winter," the lead track from Sun Kil Moon's forthcoming fourth album Admiral Fell Promises (7/13 via Caldo Verde). I mentioned it felt especially chilly -- the spare nylon…   Read Story »

The last time we checked in with onetime Red House Painter Mark Kozelek he was covering Hüsker Dü's "Celebrated Summer" under his own name. He's re-affixed monikers for Admiral Fell Promises, Sun…   Read Story »

A couple of days ago Frog Eyes frontman/Swan Lake member Carey Mercer sent us a link to an article in the Edmonton Journal that discussed a clause in the contracts signed by performers at the 2010…   Read Story »

Canada's known for indie rock, so makes sense you'll find plenty of homegrown talent (BSS, Stars) and international musicians (Wilco, Iron & Wine, Joan As Policewoman) near the slopes at Vancouver's…   Read Story »