Benji is Mark Kozelek’s sixth full length record as Sun Kil Moon, and features guest musicians Steve Shelley, Will Oldham and Owen Ashworth. Previously recording as Red House Painters and solo under his own name, Benji marks the latest record in Kozelek’s prolific career.

This is also perhaps Kozelek’s most autobiographical and brutally honest record to date. Spend enough time with Benji, and you’ll understand Kozelek’s love for his family, his interest in serial killers, and his obsession with mortality. ‘Carissa’ and ‘Truck Driver’ reveal that both his uncle and second cousin died from aerosol can explosions, and each song on Benji reflects on death in one form or another. Despite this fascination with death, Benji is never a downer.