Church Sessions with Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters

Mark Kozelek is one of the most critically acclaimed singer songwriters of his
generation. He has recorded six studio albums with Red House Painters, four solo
albums, and four with Sun Kil Moon including the latest, ‘Admiral Fell Promises’ which
was released in 2010. He has also released live albums such as ‘Little Drummer Boy
Live’ and in May 2009, ‘Mark Kozelek – Lost Verses Live’. A collection of rare tracks,
‘The Finally LP’ came out in November of 2008.

In 2005, Mark created Caldo Verde Records. Releases include the above Sun Kil Moon
and Mark Kozelek albums, Jesu, and Alan Sparhawk of Low’s self-titled Retribution
Gospel Choir debut album, which Mark also produced.

In February, 2007, Caldo Verde Records re-released the first Sun Kil Moon album
‘Ghosts of the Great Highway,’ with reworked packaging and a six song bonus CD
featuring two versions of Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Somewhere,’ alternate versions of “Carry
Me Ohio” and “Salvador Sanchez,” a radio performance of ‘Gentle Moon’ recorded in
Portugal and the previously unreleased instrumental, ‘Arrival,’ recorded for the movie
‘The Girl Next Door.’ Originally released on November 3, 2003, ‘Ghosts of the Great
Highway’ received superlative reviews, moved quickly to the #1 on college radio and has
become one of Mark Kozelek’s most loved and best-selling albums.

Also, a new edition of Nights of Passed Over, a book collection of his lyrics originally
published in a limited edition in Portugal in 2002, is currently available and includes a
new foreword from Mark and a 12-song bonus CD.

Mark’s cover of ‘Send in the Clowns’ can be found on the new 57-song compilation
Musicians for Minneapolis, a benefit for victims of the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse. His
music has also been recently licensed to The O.C. and The Trials of Darryl Hunt
soundtrack. He also scored the original music for the films ‘Last Ball’ and ‘Farewell
Bender.’

‘Ghosts’ tracks ‘Carry Me Ohio’ and ‘Lily and Parrots’ were featured in the Steve Martin
film ‘Shopgirl,’ in which Mark also acted, playing the role of a lead singer in a fictitious
rock band. Mark also contributed tracks to several compilations. His version of Will
Oldham’s ‘New Partner’ is included on CD entitled ‘I Am A Cold Rock, I Am Dull
Grass.’ Sun Kil Moon’s version of Neil Diamond’s ‘Kentucky Woman’ is featured on
‘Songs from the Brown Hotel’ that also features Elvis Presley and Nancy Wilson. The
original composition ‘Leo and Luna’ appears on a Canadian Compilation from Paperbag
Records.

Other highlights include producing ‘Take Me Home: A Tribute to John Denver;’
‘Retrospective’, a two-CD collection featuring various rarities and live tracks alongside
favorite RHP material and appearing in Cameron Crowe’s critically acclaimed ‘Almost
Famous’ and ‘Vanilla Sky,’ which also featured a re-recording of ‘Have You Forgotten.’