“There are 11 songs on Sun Kil Moon’s astonishing sixth LP Benji, and in nearly all of them, somebody dies. Mark Kozelek wants us to know that they all lived, loved, fought, fucked up, and often did the best they could. While Benji is consumed with death, sadness, and tragedy, there's gratitude within this melancholy, and it’s Kozelek’s most life-affirming record.”
“**Favorite tracks:** CARISSA, I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MY MOTHER'S LOVE, DOGS, PRAY FOR NEWTOWN, JIM WISE, RICHARD RAMIREZ DIED TODAY OF NATURAL CAUSES, MICHELINE, BEN'S MY FRIEND **Least favorite track:** NONE [Watch the review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTIJvNmsQgo)”
“Folk singer Mark Kozelek's remarkable sixth album as Sun Kil Moon feels less like a collection of songs than a series of eulogies delivered in real time. "Carissa was 35/You don't just raise two kids and take out your trash and die," he protests – then admits he didn't know Carissa all that well, anyway. It's a casually devastating line on an album filled with them. Later, thoughts on lost love an”
