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Tuesday, August 2 2011

Gardens & Villa: Gardens & Villa

With production assistance from label mate Richard Swift, this Santa Barbara quintet turns in an exciting debut.


Wednesday, September 1 2010

Richard Swift and Damien Jurado - Other People’s Songs (new album / MP3)

A deliciously eccentric covers record offered entirely for free via a freshly minted tumblr page, in their own words, "these recordings came about spontaneously, and we wanted to share them in the same manner."


Thursday, May 27 2010

Damien Jurado: Saint Bartlett

Saint Bartlett won't change the opinion of anyone who's already had his or her mind made up on Damien Jurado, but for those awaiting a welcome fork in the road, the record more than satisfies. It's arguably the best front-to-back record of his career.


Monday, October 20 2008

Damien Jurado: Caught in the Trees

Jurado's idiom is as worn and familiar as a favored old coffee table.


Thursday, October 19 2006

Damien Jurado: And Now That Im in Your Shadow

Everybody leaves, gets left, or worse... within the stories told on this stark, sad, gorgeous album.


Wednesday, April 20 2005

Damien Jurado: On My Way to Absence

Delivering his most consistent record to date, Damien Jurado bypasses some of the dynamics that have made past songs so incredible.


Friday, April 25 2003

Damien Jurado: Where Shall You Take Me?

Disheveled electric guitar strums and circling piano spar like late night drunks with no real fight left in them.


Monday, September 18 2000

Damien Jurado: Ghost of David


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