Ghosts of the Great Highway
by Sun Kil Moon
- Type: Album
- Released: November 4, 2003
- Label: Jetset Records
- Country: United States
- Length: 58:19
- Community rating: 4.37/5 from 16 ratings
Artists on this release: Jerry Vessel, Alan Molina, Anthony Koutsos, Michi Aceret, Tim Mooney, Mark Kozelek, John Golden
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Sun Kil Moon's debut, 'Ghosts of the Great Highway', refines Mark Kozelek鈥檚 melancholic, narrative-driven songwriting with intricate, layered acoustic and electric guitar arrangements that move between gentle folk and heavier, distorted rock. Lyrically, the critically acclaimed album explores themes of memory, love, and mortality, notably referencing the tragic, premature deaths of several boxers like Salvador Sanchez and Duk Koo Kim. The production envelops Kozelek鈥檚 distinct, plaintive vocals in a spacious, reverb-heavy atmosphere, solidifying the record鈥檚 status as a key work in the 2000s indie-folk canon.
Genres
Descriptors: storytelling, acoustic, confessional, expansive, nostalgia, folk, lo-fi
Tracklist
- Glenn Tipton (4:17)
- Carry Me Ohio (6:21)
- Salvador Sanchez (6:30)
- Last Tide (2:56)
- Floating (3:20)
- Gentle Moon (5:19)
- Lily and Parrots (4:18)
- Duk Koo Kim (14:33)
- Si, Paloma (5:32)
- Pancho Villa (5:13)
Credits
- Mark Kozelek - lyrics, music, composer, producer, written-by, performer, guitar, vocals
- Anthony Koutsos - drummer, performer, drums
- Geoff Stanfield - performer, additional recording, bass, recorded by
- Tim Mooney - performer, drums
- Alan Molina - performer, violin
- Claire Bryant - performer, cello
- David Revelli - performer, drums
- Jerry Vessel - performer, bass
- Michi Aceret - performer, viola
- Kendra Binney - design
- Aaron Prellwitz - recorded by, mixed by
- John Golden - mastered by