Admiral Fell Promises

Admiral Fell Promises
Studio album by Sun Kil Moon
Released July 13, 2010
Genre Folk rock
Length 60:44
13:47 (bonus disc)
Language English
Label Caldo Verde Records
Producer Mark Kozelek
Sun Kil Moon chronology
April
(2008)		 Admiral Fell Promises
(2010)

Admiral Fell Promises is the third album of original material, and fourth overall, from Sun Kil Moon. The album was released on July 13, 2010 through Caldo Verde Records.[1][2] Despite being released under the Sun Kil Moon moniker, the album is just Mark Kozelek solo on acoustic nylon-string guitar.[3] Along with the standard CD release, the album was also released on vinyl in October 2010, which includes liner notes, lyrics, and two bonus tracks recorded live in Saint-Malo, France.[4][5]

A live version of the title track previously appeared on Mark Kozelek's 2001 solo release White Christmas Live.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 77[6]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [7]
One Thirty BPM (80%)[8]
The Phoenix [9]
Pitchfork Media (7.0/10)[3]
Slant Magazine [10]
Sputnikmusic [11]

Admiral Fell Promises was released to generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a favorable score of 77, based on 16 reviews.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mark Kozelek. 

No. Title Length
1. "Ålesund"   6:26
2. "Half Moon Bay"   6:53
3. "Sam Wong Hotel"   5:10
4. "Third and Seneca"   7:14
5. "You Are My Sun"   4:55
6. "Admiral Fell Promises"   3:51
7. "The Leaning Tree"   7:54
8. "Australian Winter"   4:40
9. "Church of the Pines"   6:05
10. "Bay of Skulls"   7:36
Vinyl-only bonus tracks
No. Title Length
11. "Australian Winter" (Live in Saint-Malo)  
12. "Blue Orchids" (Live in Saint-Malo)  

I'll Be There EP

A bonus EP titled I'll Be There was included with all purchases from Caldo Verde Records' website only upon the album's release date. Three of the four tracks are cover versions, with songs by Stereolab, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, and The Jackson 5 reinterpreted.[12] "I'll Be There" was originally performed live by Kozelek in the aftermath of Michael Jackson's death.

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Third and Seneca" (Alternate Version) Mark Kozelek 7:41
2. "Tomorrow Is Already Here"   Tim Gane, Lætitia Sadier 2:10
3. "Natural Light"   Owen Ashworth 1:38
4. "I'll Be There"   Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch 2:20

Credits

References

  1. ^ Caldo Verde Records
  2. ^ Pitchfork: Sun Kil Moon Announce New Album
  3. ^ a b Deusner, Stephen M. (13 July 2010). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Sun Kil Moon: Admiral Fell Promises". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14430-admiral-fell-promises/. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  4. ^ Sun Kil Moon (news, dated April 2010)
  5. ^ Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises - Limited edition white vinyl double LP
  6. ^ a b "Admiral Fell Promises by Sun Kil Moon". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/sunkilmoon/admiralfellpromises. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
  7. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Admiral Fell Promises - Overview". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1809872. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  8. ^ Cooper, Sean (23 July 2010). "Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises Review". http://onethirtybpm.com/2010/07/23/album-review-sun-kil-moon-admiral-fell-promises/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+onethirtybpm+%28onethirtybpm.com%29. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  9. ^ Lundy, Zeth (7 July 2010). "Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises - CD Reviews - Boston Phoenix". http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/104823-sun-kil-moon-admiral-fell-promises-2010/. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
  10. ^ Cole, Matthew (12 July 2010). "Sun Kil Moon: Admiral Fell Promises". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/admiral-fell-promises/2181. 
  11. ^ Ponton, Jared (10 July 2010). "Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises Review". http://sputnikmusic.com/review_37838. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
  12. ^ "Sun Kil Moon Breaks Your Heart with Some Jackson 5 » Cover Me". Covermesongs.com. 2010-08-21. http://www.covermesongs.com/2010/08/sun-kil-moon-breaks-your-heart-with-some-jackson-5.html. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
Mark Kozelek
Red House Painters (1989-2001)
Sun Kil Moon (2002-present)
Ghosts of the Great Highway  · Tiny Cities  · April  · Tonight the Sky (EP)  · Admiral Fell Promises  · I'll Be There (EP)
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