Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood

by Sun Kil Moon

Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood cover art

A sprawling double album that fully embraces Mark Kozelek's stream-of-consciousness, spoken-word lyrical style, recorded with drummer Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth. The songs are lengthy, diary-like entries that comment on current events, personal anecdotes, and mundane details of life, set to minimalist and repetitive musical backing. Its unconventional structure and raw, unfiltered lyrical content represent a peak of his experimental phase.

Genres

  • Singer-Songwriter
  • Progressive Folk
  • Experimental Rock

Tracklist

  1. God Bless Ohio
  2. Chili Lemon Peanuts
  3. Philadelphia Cop
  4. The Highway Song
  5. Lone Star
  6. Window Sash Weights
  7. Sarah Lawrence College Song
  8. Butch Lullaby
  9. Stranger Than Paradise
  10. Early June Blues
  11. Bergen To Trondheim
  12. I Love Portugal
  13. Bastille Day
  14. Vague Rock Song
  15. Seventies TV Show Theme Song
  16. I Love You Forever And Beyond Eternity