Admiral Fell Promises
by Sun Kil Moon
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. Dusted Magazine
    60
    Kozelek plays beautifully, but without orchestration, his songs (which tend to run upwards of six minutes) start to seem directionless.
  2. PopMatters
    60
    By stripping away all those additional bells and whistles from Sun Kil Moon's sound, an unintentional side-effect is achieved: the whole thing turns out to be a bit too monochromatic.
  3. Spin
    60
    The big shift on his beautifully recorded, intermittently moving fourth album under the Sun Kil Moon moniker is that only his nylon-string guitar plucking now accompanies his wounded croon.

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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Eragon20
    Dec 19, 2019
    10
    I don't give out a ten lightly, but I think this is one of the few records that truly deserves it. I'm a classically-trained guitarist myself,I don't give out a ten lightly, but I think this is one of the few records that truly deserves it. I'm a classically-trained guitarist myself, and while perhaps this is what attracts me to this record in the first place, I can speak from experience in saying that Mark's guitar work on this record is stellar. There is little-to-no string noise, the textures and tones are so rich, and the finger-picking is smooth and clean. I definitely hear many of his influences on this album, from Villa Lobos to Segovia. Add to that gorgeous and intimate lyrics and complex song structures and this record comes close to perfect. I will always have so much respect for Mark Kozelek and I think this record stands finest among his excellent discography.… Full Review »
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