Sun Kil Moon

Sun Kil Moon is an American folk rock group from San Francisco, California, formed in 2002. It originally began as a continuation of the defunct indie rock band Red House Painters, and today it is the main stage name of singer and guitarist Mark Kozelek. The project takes its name from the Korean boxer Sung-Kil Moon.

After the delayed release of Red House Painters' final studio album, 'Old Ramon' (2001), Kozelek began recording new material under the name Sun Kil Moon with Anthony Koutsos (drums) and Jerry Vessel (bass). The result, 'Ghosts of the Great Highway', was released in 2003 to great critical acclaim. The second album, 'Tiny Cities' (2005), is made up entirely of cover versions of songs by Modest Mouse.

In 2008 the band released 'April', its third album, recorded as a trio by Kozelek, Koutsos and Stanfield, with vocal contributions from the well-regarded indie rock musicians Will Oldham and Ben Gibbard. Inspired by classical guitar music, Kozelek recorded 'Admiral Fell Promises' (2010) alone and 'Among the Leaves' (2012) almost entirely solo. In February 2014 came 'Benji', the project's sixth studio album, which received wide critical acclaim. It was followed by 'Universal Themes' (2015), 'Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood' (February 2017), 'This Is My Dinner' (November 2018) and 'I Also Want to Die in New Orleans' (March 2019), its tenth studio album.