Admiral Fell Promises
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| Studio album by Sun Kil Moon | ||||
| Released | July 13, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 60:44 13:47 (bonus disc) |
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| Language | English | |||
| Label | Caldo Verde | |||
| Producer | Mark Kozelek | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| The Phoenix | |
| Pitchfork | (7.0/10) |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
| Spin | 6/10 |
| Slant Magazine |  |
| Sputnikmusic | |
Admiral Fell Promises is the fourth studio album by American indie folk act Sun Kil Moon, released on July 13, 2010 on Caldo Verde Records. Despite being released under the Sun Kil Moon moniker, the album features Mark Kozelek performing solo on acoustic nylon-string guitar. Along with the standard CD release, the album was also released on vinyl in October 2010, which includes liner notes, lyrics, and two bonus tracks recorded live in Saint-Malo, France.
Regarding the album, Kozelek noted: "With this record, I had a vision in mind. I wanted to make something that was very personal, that had a theme and a flow, musically." Kozelek has subsequently named Admiral Fell Promises the album he is most proud of recording, stating, "Bury me with [Admiral Fell Promises]. That album is me at my best, my most focused. It's cohesive, beautiful and my playing was inspired by the legendary Andrés Segovia.
A live version of the title track previously appeared on Mark Kozelek's 2001 solo release, White Christmas Live.
Regarding the decision to record Admiral Fell Promises alone on an acoustic nylon-string guitar, Mark Kozelek noted: "I was interested in classical guitar when I was younger, but got away from it. A few years ago, I picked up a Segovia five-CD set in New Zealand. Then came home, bought some classical records - by Liona Boyd, Ana Vidovic, Julian Bream. But I really fell in love with this record by Segovia. It's just called Segovia, composed by Tansman, Federico Mompou, and Maria Esteban de Valera. It was then that I decided, for my next record, that I wanted to play guitar and sing as beautifully as I could. With the classical guitar, the whole range of sounds is covered. Bass and drums would have swamped up the sound of this record. I wanted it to have the feel of those old classical guitar records."
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