An unlikely classic, Mark Kozelek's 2001 LP WHAT'S NEXT TO THE MOON reimagines AC/DC's balls-to-the-wall rock as indie pop lullabies-or Red House Painters or Sun Kil Moon songs (the singer-songwriter's much-loved projects of the 1990s & `00s respectively). Far from resorting to a gimmick, Kozelek sticks with lesser-known compositions by the Australian band, discovering the tortured longing beneath songs which at face value might seem mere odes to sex and the hard rocking life.
Professional Reviews
Q (5/01, p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Kozelek's sparse, haunting delivery can render even the basest material achingly affecting, and coarse classics are reinvented here as taut, maudlin masterpieces..."
Alternative Press (5/01, pp.92-3) - 4 out of 5 - "...With just his voice and an acoustic guitar, he's made these [AC/DC] songs his own, and in the process created a remarkable LP..."
CMJ (2/12/01, p.22) - "...Breaks the tunes in question [classic AC/DC material] down to its most basic elements and rebuilds it in his own sad, sweet, inimitable fashion..."
No Depression (7-8/01, p.129) - "...After being fed through Kozelek's ruminant vibe, AC/DC's music for mullets emerges as music for mulling..."
Mojo (Publisher) (4/01, p.93) - "...Confounding and brilliant....this is his best album...'
