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- ↑ "R.I.P. Tim Mooney, drummer (Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, American Music Club, Sun Kil Moon, etc.) and producer". The Big Takeover website. 21 June 2012.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Eitzel, Mark (2012-06-14). "MARK EITZEL: Tim Mooney". MARK EITZEL. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Sun Kil Moon: The Official Website for Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek, and Red House Painters". www.sunkilmoon.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
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