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Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon
American folk rock act
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Red House Painters
Red House Painters
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Jesu
Jesu
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Blue Foundation
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Ben Gibbard
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Killy
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Donny McCaslin
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Justin Broadrick
Justin Broadrick
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Corrina Repp
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Yo La Tengo
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The Microphones
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The War on Drugs
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Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
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Chelsea Wolfe
Chelsea Wolfe
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Petra Haden
Petra Haden
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Daughters
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Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
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Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes
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Mount Eerie
Mount Eerie
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Fucked Up
Fucked Up
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DJ Rashad
DJ Rashad
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Nico
Nico
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Death Grips
Death Grips
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Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
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Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
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The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
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Azure Ray
Azure Ray
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The National
The National
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Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink
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Animal Collective
Animal Collective
American musical group
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Radiohead
Radiohead
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The Men
The Men
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Walk the Moon
Walk the Moon
American rock band based in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Cat Power
Cat Power
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Mark Edward Kozelek (born January 24, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, occasional actor. He is known as the vocalist and primary recording artist of the indie folk act Sun Kil Moon, and founding member of the indie rock band Red House Painters, with whom he recorded six studio albums from 1989 until 2001.

Born and raised in Massillon, Ohio, Kozelek developed an interest in music as a child. Upon meeting drummer Anthony Koutsos in Atlanta, Georgia, the pair moved to San Francisco, California and formed Red House Painters alongside guitarist Gorden Mack and bass guitarist Jerry Vessel. Signing with record label 4AD, the band released four studio albums to acclaim. In 1996, Kozelek recorded the band's fifth studio album, Songs for a Blue Guitar, mostly alone. The release of the band's final studio album, Old Ramon (2001), was delayed for three years. In the interim, Kozelek recorded both an album and an EP of AC/DC cover songs.

Reconvening with Koutsos and Vessel, the trio continued performing under the new name of Sun Kil Moon, releasing their debut album, Ghosts of the Great Highway, in 2003. Inspired by classical guitar music, Kozelek recorded Sun Kil Moon's fourth studio album, Admiral Fell Promises (2010), as a solo act, and continued to record mostly alone on its follow-up, Among the Leaves (2012), and later Perils from the Sea and Mark Kozelek & Desertshore, both released in 2013.

In 2014, Sun Kil Moon's sixth studio album, Benji, was released to widespread critical acclaim and increased exposure, with its follow-up, Universal Themes, featuring lengthy compositions and stream-of-consciousness lyrics. In 2016, Kozelek released a collaborative studio album with Jesu, titled Jesu/Sun Kil Moon.

Across his work in Sun Kil Moon, Red House Painters and his own solo material, Kozelek has released thirty-one studio albums, with his most recent being All the Best, Isaac Hayes (2020). A number of commentators have described him as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation.