Benji

by Sun Kil Moon

Benji cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 February 2014
  • Label: Caldo Verde
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:01:49
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 14 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Benji is the sixth studio album by American indie folk act Sun Kil Moon, released on 11 February 2014 on Caldo Verde Records. Self-produced by primary recording artist Mark Kozelek, the album takes its name from the 1974 film Benji, and was recorded between March and August 2013 at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco. The album features contributions from Owen Ashworth, Jen Wood, Will Oldham, and Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley.

Genres

Descriptors: confessional, acoustic, male-vocals, storytelling, plainspoken

Tracklist

  1. Carissa (06:55)
  2. I Can't Live Without My Mother's Love (03:58)
  3. Truck Driver (03:55)
  4. Dogs (05:36)
  5. Pray for Newtown (04:08)
  6. Jim Wise (03:34)
  7. I Love My Dad (06:16)
  8. I Watched the Film the Song Remains the Same (10:30)
  9. Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes (05:35)
  10. Micheline (06:06)
  11. Ben's My Friend (05:16)

Credits

  • Steve Shelley - drums, percussion
  • Owen Ashworth - electric piano [rhodes]
  • Nathan Winter - engineer [engineered by]
  • Mark Kozelek - guitar [guitars], portuguese guitar, bass, xylophone, vocals
  • Brian Azer - sleeve [sleeve design], design [sleeve design]

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