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Universal acclaim- based on 135 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 122 out of 135
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Mixed: 9 out of 135
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Negative: 4 out of 135
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Feb 11, 2014
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Feb 12, 2014
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Mar 23, 2014
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Feb 11, 2014I don't know what else I can say that hasn't already been said, but as a long time fan of Mark's work I have to say that I am very pleased with this latest release under his Sun Kil Moon moniker. Carissa's story has been in my mind ever since I played this album for the first time. A truly haunting, beautiful, and ultimately human album about mortality (among other things).
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Apr 5, 2014
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Feb 25, 2014
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Feb 23, 2014Benji is a really, dark, moody, sad and cold album. But it is beautifully crafted. The singer-songwriter still shows his ability to write a beautiful story from the dark alley he records in.
Must Hear Tracks:
Carissa
Truck Driver
Dogs
I Watched the Film The Song Remains the Same
Ben's My Friend
Don't Hear Tracks:
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Feb 12, 2014At first it sounds like a guy singing from his personal journal and making the tune up as he goes along, but by the half-way point I was sold. The lyrics really are remarkable. His best album since the classic Ghosts of the Great Highway.
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Mar 12, 2014Benji is a glorious and gorgeous work, it's an album that emphasizes the themes of death and life , in a personal way, Mark confirms that he have an incredible arsenal for making masterpieces like this.
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Feb 24, 2014"Benji" is a lifetime masterpiece from start to the end: no filler song, nice arrangements, superb production. A Cohen and Young glimpse of sensibility. Really, a must!
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Apr 17, 2014This was an interesting listen. Although somewhat inaccessible at times (especially on "Dogs" and "I Watched the Film The Song Remains the Same") it can be achingly beautiful, with lyrics that are just as deep as they think they are.
Best Tracks - "Ben's My Friend", "Truck Driver", "Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes", "Dogs" -
May 7, 2014the true brilliance of this album is the way lyrics are presented. you might think it's a bunch of sad songs about deaths and murders and tragedies, but it actually is about family and how you deal with mortality.
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Feb 17, 2014
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Feb 21, 2014
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Jun 25, 2014No time to discuss:
I had never heard of Sun Kil Moon until the critical acclaim of this album started pouring in. I still haven't listened to the other albums, laughing at how meta this album is.
Favourite Tracks: Most of 'em
Least Favourite Track: Dogs
Overall score: 88-92/100 -
Sep 6, 2015
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Feb 22, 2014
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Jun 10, 2015
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Sep 28, 2014
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Aug 26, 2015It's beautiful and it brought me to tears. I have a feeling this album is gonna be staying with me closely for the next few decades.
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Nov 17, 2016Mark Kozelek's sole reason for existing on this planet was to make this album. Micheline. There are no words to describe how beautiful he subtly refers to three different instances of mortality, driving home the point that not everyone will have that "fair" shot at even the simplest of dreams. Album is simply the best album I heard in 2014. Bar none.
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Mar 24, 2020
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Feb 24, 2022
Awards & Rankings
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Apr 2, 2014Kozelek replicates the rhythm of our lives, the tricks of memory, and the portents we later find in seemingly banal moments.
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MojoMar 21, 2014It sounds wonderful. [Apr 2014, p.96]
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Q MagazineMar 18, 2014Not his most graceful, but certainly his most strikingly personal, Benji is another colourful stop on Kozelek's glorious journey into the light. [Apr 2014, p.119]