Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood

Folk · 2017 · 16 tracks · 2h 9m

Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood

Two hours of hyper-specific spoken word narratives over minimalist bass grooves and nylon strings. A polarizing, exhaustive journal of modern life.

February 17, 2017 · Caldo Verde Records

A restless, exhaustive meditation on the intersection of personal memory and global tragedy.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 2h 9m

01

God Bless Ohio

10:37

02

Chili Lemon Peanuts

8:58

03

Philadelphia Cop

10:47

04

The Highway Song

7:55

05

Lone Star

9:14

06

Window Sash Weights

6:30

07

Sarah Lawrence College Song

5:13

08

Butch Lullaby

8:33

09

Stranger Than Paradise

12:24

10

Early June Blues

7:17

11

Bergen to Trondheim

7:59

12

I Love Portugal

7:58

13

Bastille Day

5:38

14

Vague Rock Song

7:09

15

Seventies TV Show Theme Song

7:30

16

I Love You Forever and Beyond Eternity

6:13

Moments Worth Listening For

The hypnotic, looping bass line on 'God Bless Ohio' that anchors ten minutes of childhood memories.

The sudden shift into a meta-commentary on songwriting during the sprawling 'Window Sash Weights'.

The way the drum machine pattern on 'Philadelphia Cop' creates a tense, claustrophobic urban energy.

Reviews

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood sound next to the rest of Sun Kil Moon's catalogue?

Drum Machine+3.9σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drum machine far more than the catalogue usually does.

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