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I see the majority of people here aren't fans of Mark and I get that (I actually love his "old man rambles about his day" phase) but he quietly released a full length with Petra Haden last month and it's really good. Still a lot of him just rambling about a day in his life but I think Petra kind of reigns him in a bit.

 

Yeah, it’s great. Opener is one of my favorites of his from this period.

 

so pumped for this one!

 

He put out another new album last week (more day in the life rambling stuff), I'm still listening to it for the first time but this song is pretty beautiful

 

I really like the new song, glad he's actually trying to sing again.

 

Ya got me to listen to it with that comment. Vocally/lyrically feels like a midpoint between his rambling style and the old stuff. Wish he would just fully return to singing but this is a step up I suppose. Not a fan of the instrumentation though.

 

I actually don’t love the new song, but the album he released with Ben Boye and Jim White earlier this year is my favorite album of the year. I listen to it almost every night. Highly recommend it.

 

new song is lovely

I love Mark’s music so much

 

the guitar arrangement is divine

 

Actually take back what I previously said, I didn't love The Johnny Cash Trail but Lemon Balm is fantastic

 

pretty sure Admiral Fell Promises turns 10 this week. crazy! "You Are My Sun" is one of the most beautiful Koz songs, and I think the album as a whole is very under-appreciated

 

I agree - super underrated

the guitar playing (those flamenco influences!) is amazing

 

yeah he really goes full tilt on the finger picking. makes for great late night listening

 

I'm not really a live records guy but I listen to Lost Verses Live more than a lot of his studio records

 

I saw this guy live once in a room of like maybe 50 people. Was so good.

 

Been listening to the Mark Kozelek - Nights LP on Spotify. Some of my favorite versions of those late RHP/early SKM songs.

 

what's everyone's top 3 koz records?

mine are

1. Red House Painters I
2. Benji
3. Songs for a Blue Guitar

honorable mentions are April and Ghosts of the Great Highway

 

1. Ghosts of the Great Highway
2. Old Ramon
3. Benji

Honorable mentions for April, Songs For a Blue Guitar, and Red House Painters 1.

 

Old Ramon
April
Songs for a Blue Guitar

Ghosts, Admiral, and Rollercoaster just below that

 

1. Mark Kozelek with Ben Boye and Jim White 2
2. I Also Want To Die In New Orleans
3. This Is My Dinner

 

impossible to choose 3

down colorful hill
rollercoaster album
ghosts
benji
common as light
april

are all tier one albums imo

 

I only really like Benji and then have a morbid curiosity about every record he’s made since without explicitly liking them.

 

I really can't recommend that album with Ben Boye and Jim White enough. It's not as "talky" as his other spoken word stuff, it's incredibly relaxing. Throw it on at night while sitting by a fire or something, just zone out.

 

love the first one - especially Astronomy - so I’ll check it out

 

1 rhp 1 aka rollercoaster
2 ghosts of the great highway
3 old ramon