Utterly Serene Track From Damien Jurado

If a moment of chill is what you’re after today, then you’ve come to the right place. “Allocate” from Damien Jurado is the five minutes of the day where you just turn the volume up and tune it all out. First and foremost, the vocals are absolutely lovely–Jurado’s voice hits you like a cool breeze, but with the rich texture of the likes of M. Ward. They shine as the brightest aspect of the track as they spin a tale, but they’re richly held together by the slow moving instrumentation. You also get this undercurrent of strings, which adds a welcome layer of nostalgia and wistfulness to the number. This track is taken from Damien Jurado’s upcoming album,The Horizon Just Laughed, which will be out May 4.

 

Have You Heard The New Damien Jurado Track?

131016-damien-juradoSecretly Canadian can always be counted on to have some of the best artists on their label, and so it’s no surprise that Damien Jurado finds his home there. Making ethereal, acoustic guitar driven tracks out of Seattle, Jurado has accumulated a long line of albums over the years, but it seems like with his upcoming release, Visions Of Us On The Land, he’s adding a bit of a power punch to his tunes. This new track, “Exit 353,” brings fuzzy guitars and a rock and roll finish that will have you screaming along with Damien as he rounds the song out with the repeated, emotional line, “I was alone there.” It’s a great track, and one that you’ll find yourself revisiting again and again–listen for yourself.

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New Music From Damien Jurado

Here’s a beautiful new number by songwriter Damien Jurado entitled “Museum of Flight”.  It’s got this entrancing feel that grabs hold of you and makes you pay attention despite it’s subtle approach.  A new album from Jurado, Maraqopa, will be available on the Secretly Canadian label February 21st.  A pre-order with some bonus goodies is actually set up already.

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Download: Damien Jurado – Museum of Flight [MP3]

New Jam From Damien Jurado

It’s always a good day when we get sent a new tune from long time favorite around here Damien Jurado.  This time the tune is called “Nothing is the News” and is more of a jamming psych style song compared to what we are used to from the singer songwriter.  A new album entitled Maraqopa is due in the later part of February via Secretly Canadian with this song and 9 more in tow.  Enjoy.

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Download: Damien Jurado – Nothing is the News [MP3]

Other People’s Songs

Other People’s Songs is a short side recording project between ATH favorites Damien Jurado and Richard Swift.  The project was completed over a short weekend and features 9 cover songs.  All songs are available as a free stream and/or download.  I’d recommend checking out this brief project and enjoying the sweet jams.  Below you can check out “Hellow Sunshine” originally by the Relatively Clean Rivers.

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Download: Other People’s Songs – Hello Sunshine [MP3]

Balmorhea @ Central Presbyterian Church (2/19)

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Date 2/19/10
Location Central Presbyterian
Doors 8pm
Tickets $12 from Waterloo/EOE

A unique and interesting show opportunity comes to Central Presbyterian Church on Friday with a set by Western Vinyl locals Balmorhea.  To make the show even more interesting, Damien Jurado will be opening things up at 9pm.  Tickets for this one are limited and only available at Waterloo Records or End of an Ear.  Some tickets can be bought at the door if a sell out doesn’t happen prior to Friday night.  Here’s the band’s most recent single “Bowsprit” which appears on the band’s recent album hitting stores now, Constellations.

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Download: Balmorhea – Bowsprit [MP3]

Damien Jurado @ Cactus Cafe 4/29

juradodamienphotoIf you’re looking for a quiet evening of music on Wednesday night, Damien Jurado should provide an intimate and memorable set at Cactus Cafe.  The show starts at 8:30pm with tickets on sale now for $12.50.  Here’s that live track from Daytrotter we posted a few months ago.

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Download: Damien Jurado – Ohio(live) [MP3]

New Music From Damien Jurado

Damien Jurado and his band mates have a new song available off his forthcoming album Caught in the Trees due out on the 9th of September. You can hear the song “Gillian was a Horse”, which is slowly turning into my feel good hit of the summer, below:

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Download: gillianwasahorse.mp3