Sun Kil Moon - Tiny Cities
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Artist: Sun Kil MoonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-11-01
Music Label: Caldo Verde
Soundtracks:
- Exit Does Not Exist
- Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
- Neverending Math Equation
- Space Travel Is Boring
- Dramamine
- Jesus Christ Was An Only Child
- Four Fingered Fisherman
- Grey Ice Water
- Convenient Parking
- Trucker's Atlas
- Ocean Breathes Salty
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Free Music Review: Perhaps a different view...
Hit: 5 Stars
I have read the reviews for this album on Amazon.com, and I must say that I am somewhat underwhelmed by what most people have written. Underwhelmed, but not surprised.
Both Sun kil Moon and Modest Mouse are amazing, so much so that they both reside in my top 10 favorite bands. Because both of these bands are so great in their own way, they have a way of creating hardcore fans who may close their minds to something different. And that is the problem. Sun Kil Moon and Modest Mouse can almost be considered to be polar opposites. People from both camps may be somewhat turned off because of the involvement of the other. To me, that is the real genius of 'Tiny Cities'.
Being familiar with both bands before I heard this album, I knew the beauty and power that these bands can infuse in songs. I loved both of these bands, but never imagined Sun Kil Moon covering Modest Mouse songs. So, when I heard that this album existed, I bought it immediately and with much enthusiasm, without even listening to the samples. And, as a fan of both of these bands, I would like to say that I love it!
Currently, I have a playlist open in media player, playing the Modest Mouse song, then the Sun Kil Moon cover, (I had already owned all the Modest Mouse albums that had all the original songs) and I could not be happier. The real genius behind 'Tiny Cities' is that it manages to transform songs that would seem impossible to interpret because of their level of musical challenge. What is even more impressive is that the heart from the original songs is somehow kept intact, and expressed through someone else's voice and musicality.
Okay, I will admit that when it comes to music, my tastes are extremely eclectic. Also, I have a very soft spot for cover albums, because I love to hear other people's interpretations of things that I already like. Also, given that this is essentially a Sun Kil Moon album, it may seem a little dense for exclusive fans of Modest Mouse. But I believe that fans on both sides can use this as an opportunity to broaden their horizons a little. 'Tiny Cities' is a great album, and is a labor of love and admiration. I like to look at it that way as well.
I recommend this fully to all who love music.
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Isaac Brock--the singer, guitarist and leader behind the enormously popular alt-pop act Modest Mouse--would be few people's first choice for a covers album. But that is part of the genius behind this surprisingly excellent album. Sun Kil Moon leader Mark Kozelek's own recorded cover choices in the past--Kiss, Simon and Garfunkel, AC/DC, and most successfully John Denver--hew far closer to the traditional indie approach to covers: a semi-ironic, studied transformation of a tune into something it wasn't before. With Sun Kil Moon's breezy take on Brock's compositions, there is no irony, just a true love for the weird pop genius that Modest Mouse has in spades. Songs are slowed down a lot and stretched out, and frequently you don't recognize the tune until the chorus kicks in, but it totally works even if you've never heard the originals. Labors of love are rarely as enjoyable for all involved. Huzzah. --Mike McGonigalMark Kozelek has released six studio albums as frontman for Red House Painters along with three solo records; however, it is with Mark's new band Sun Kil Moon that he has received some of his greatest commercial and critical success. With Sun Kil Moon, Pitchfork says, Mark is "putting to use a variety of wondrous subtle sonic touches that mark unbelievable artistic growth, unraveling unexplored harmonic territory while staying faithful to his trademark brand of languid folk-rock introspection." Two years ago, Mark saw Modest Mouse and sensed something original and explosive. The unorthodox songwriting of singer Isaac Brock intrigued him with its fractured, intuitive lyric style and cathartic, rapid-fire vocal delivery. Sun Kil Moon added songs like "Dramamine" to their set list and began work on what would become Tiny Cities, a full-length album of Modest Mouse covers released on Mark's label Caldo Verde. As with his past covers of AC/DC, KISS, Simon and Garfunkel, and John Denver, Mark's aim was to bring attention to the words and sentiments--to reinterpret freely but to respect the spirit. On Tiny Cities, Mark slows down Issac Brock's words to let them breathe without sacrificing their idiosyncratic power. The results bear the singular, hypnotic style that could only come from Mark Kozelek. Digipak.
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