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Mark Kozelek will turn his attention from Retribution Gospel Choir, the Low offshoot whose debut album he produced, to his own Sun Kil Moon project with the release of new album April. Appropriately, it's due out April 1 on Kozelek's own Caldo Verde label.

According to Billboard.com, April features Will Oldham on two songs, "Unlit Hallway" and "Like the River". Kozelek told Billboard, "I heard his voice in there, so I mailed him the songs. In very Will Oldham style, he turned them around almost overnight. He added so much color. I think my favorite part of the whole album is his back-ups on 'Unlit Hallway'."

But Kozelek isn't the only one who's excited about the new Sun Kil Moon album. Maxïmo Park vocalist Paul Smith heard the news and got amped enough to blog about it.

Coinciding with April's release is a new edition of Nights of Passed Over, Kozelek's collection of lyrics, etc. originally issued in the U.S. on former Low bass player Zak Sally's La Mano 21 imprint.

Kozelek has three shows scheduled for April right now, though Billboard.com reports that he is planning a full-on Sun Kil Moon tour for later this year.

April:

01 Lost Verses
02 The Light
03 Lucky Man
04 Unlit Hallway
05 Heron Blue
06 Moorestown
07 Harper Road
08 Tonight the Sky
09 Like the River
10 Tonight in Bilbao
11 Blue Orchids

CD-only bonus disc:

01 Tonight in Bilbao (alt. version)
02 The Light (alt. version)
03 Like the River (alt. version)
04 Tonight the Sky (alt. version)

Sun-dates (all with David Bazan):

04-16 Seattle, WA - Town Hall
04-17 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
04-26 San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts