Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood | ||||
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Released | February 17, 2017 [1] | |||
Recorded | August 2016 | |||
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Length | 129:48 | |||
Label | Caldo Verde | |||
Producer | Mark Kozelek | |||
Sun Kil Moon chronology | ||||
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Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood is the eighth studio album by the American indie folk act Sun Kil Moon, self-produced by primary recording artist Mark Kozelek. The album was released on 17 February 2017 on Caldo Verde Records. [2] It is a double album and comprises 16 tracks in total, being Sun Kil Moon's longest album to date.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10 [3] |
Metacritic | 65/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Consequence of Sound | C [6] |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [7] |
Exclaim! | 5/10 [8] |
Loud and Quiet | 8/10 [9] |
Paste | 7.6/10 [10] |
Pitchfork | 6.5/10 [11] |
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State | 4/5 [13] |
Upon its release, Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album currently holds an average score of 65, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]
In a positive review for Chorus.fm, Aaron Mook writes, "Common as Light and Love is strange and flawed and beautiful all at once, sometimes all within the span of one eight-minute song," concluding, "regardless of general spottiness, Kozelek is still capable of creating moments of true beauty and unique insight." [14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "God Bless Ohio" | 10:36 |
2. | "Chili Lemon Peanuts" | 8:58 |
3. | "Philadelphia Cop" | 10:47 |
4. | "The Highway Song" | 7:55 |
5. | "Lone Star" | 9:13 |
6. | "Window Sash Weights" | 6:29 |
7. | "Sarah Lawrence College Song" | 5:13 |
8. | "Butch Lullaby" | 8:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "Stranger Than Paradise" | 12:23 |
10. | "Early June Blues" | 7:16 |
11. | "Bergen to Trondheim" | 7:49 |
12. | "I Love Portugal" | 7:58 |
13. | "Bastille Day" | 5:38 |
14. | "Vague Rock Song" | 7:08 |
15. | "Seventies TV Show Theme Song" | 7:29 |
16. | "I Love You Forever and Beyond Eternity" | 6:13 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 157 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] | 190 |