It really is no stretch to say that Ghosts of the Great Highway is one of the greatest albums ever. At the same time, it isn't unreasonable to say that Mark Kozelek hasn't managed to match those incredibly high standards on any of the Sun Kil Moon releases that followed it. You could charitably argue that the Modest Mouse covers album Tiny Cities was an interesting enough diversion, but April, the follow-up record proper, was something of a disappointment. I definitely think there's an argument to be made that Kozelek produces his best work when his ideas are filtered through other band members. That said, I'm still holding out hope that Admiral Fell Promises will prove me wrong. Released next week, you can stream three of the songs by following the link below.

MP3s: Sun Kil Moon - "You Are My Sun," "Admiral Fell Promises" and "Australian Winter"