Seattle-based Damien Jurado already has quite the back catalog with eight full-lengths and he simply keeps plowing on. With “Caught In The Trees” for example, on which he strays away from third-person narratives and turns to something that at least feels like it’s more personal.
Another difference is that the music is more of a group effort than on past releases with longtime contributor Eric Fisher laying down some tasteful guitar lines and Jenna Conrad helping out with string arrangements and backing vocals that suit Jurado’s voice perfectly.
Damien Jurado has always had a knack for writing melancholic tunes with dark lyrics. Even when the music feels kinda happy, the lyrics are not. And they only get darker when the music is not less happy. “Caskets” is one of those songs that Elliott Smith unfortunately never got round to writing and “Sheets” is simply put, beautiful. As is most of the album come to think of it. Guess I’m just a sucker for clinically depressed music.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
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Score: 7.5 out of 10
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