Tiny Cities - Sun Kil Moon
User Score
7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22

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  1. GeoffD
    Nov 9, 2005
    9
    Beautiful! An album like this makes me appreciate Modest Mouse even more. I always assumed MM was brooding but in actuality, the lyrics are quite heartfelt.
  2. ChrisJ
    Nov 8, 2005
    10
    Critics who are going to look at this album as Modest Mouse covers are going to miss the point. This is the same kind of album as Wilco/Billy Bragg's Mermaid Ave. These are Kozelek's interpretation of Modest Mouse lyrics. These are solid songs, and fans of Sun Kil Moon and Kozelek will love them, fans of Modest Mouse and Sun Kil Moon will adore it!!!
  3. MrJones
    Jan 24, 2006
    9
    Classic Kozelek style. This is a fantastic album if you havent heard too much Modest Mouse.
  4. JayS.
    Apr 9, 2008
    10
    B-e-a-utiful. I can't believe some of the reviews I've read for this album. Having just listened to it again I can only think they had socks in their ears. By the way I haven't heard the originals and will now check them out.
  5. BillB
    Dec 3, 2005
    9
    You've got to give Mark credit for completely reinventing these songs. "Tiny Cities" does exactly what an album of covers should do. Now, he just needs to put out another album of original stuff.
  6. Brendan"EagleEye"W
    Nov 8, 2005
    10
    This is really good. Mark has reworked the songs and they have a very nice relaxingness to them. I like them.
  7. jonj
    Dec 29, 2005
    9
    hate modest mouse and not that keen on RHP, but in this album - through two months of continuous play - have found a deep if fractious view on the world. It ain't pretty but it sure it great.
  8. KurtG
    Nov 28, 2005
    9
    While not beating Ghost of the Great Highway by any means, Kozolek's smooth vocals and beautiful guitar help to shed a brand new light onto these songs. A very niuce listen...

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Metascore
64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Billboard
    90
    Flecked at every turn with Kozelek's unique interpretive bent, "Tiny Cities" is a triumph.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    58
    Even with Kozelek's laudable work on this outing I feel that something more robust could have emerged had the roots been original.
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  3. Under The Radar
    70
    A large part... of a Mark Kozelek song is the arrangement.... In that sense, Tiny Cities is a collection of perfect Mark Kozelek songs. [#11, p.108]
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