Song du Jour Nr. 065
Denton, TX [mp3] by Damien Jurado from And Now That I'm In Your Shadow [2006]
read more »Denton, TX [mp3] by Damien Jurado from And Now That I'm In Your Shadow [2006]
read more »Tomorrow, on his birthday no less, my great friend Henry Toft(his rock star alter ego is Me And The Horse I Rode In On) is getting to play as the opening act to one of his favorite musicians, Damien Jurado. I can't imagine a better birthday present...Good luck man, I know you will rock the house with your gorgeously sullen acoustic folk rock...no sleep til Copenhagen!!!Me And The Horse I Rode In On - 'December Morning' MP3Damien Jurado - 'Denton,TX' MP3
read more »Damien Jurado - Gillian was a Horse"You must admit the turnipshave all been less than grand:There’s no more police escortsor the high school welcome band"Damien Jurado says he’s no lie detector and the greatest of liars, and I guess I can see how the two could be incompatible. I say he was the sweetest of modern folk singers, but these days he’s picked up a drummer and a bitter sense of humor. We agree to disagree on whether this was inevitable. I’ll always be asking him "How far is Ohio?" not to mention the subway and the nearest water fountain. And I'll always wish for dawn, in the person of Damien Jurado, to introduce himself to me.By September 9th he’ll be Caught in the Trees with the release of his album of the same name. The track list will go:1. Gillian Was A Horse2. Trials3. Caskets4. Coats of Ice5. Go First6. Sorry Is For You7. Last Rights8. Dimes9. Everything Trying10. Sheets11. Paper Kite12. Best Dress13. Predictive LivingDamien Jurado - Denxton, TX(from Now That I'm In Your Shadow, 2006)Damien Jurado - Ohio(from Rehearsals for Departure, 1999)Damien Jurado's website/myspace
read more »Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains [download or die!]It’s time to confess my recent Fleet Foxes obsession, and trust me, it’s worthy of confession rather than profession. It's that time in August when I'm between places: sleeping in a simulacrum of my teenage bedroom, dreaming of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains just out of sight, outside my window.I stop missing my closest friends, my boyfriend, because I've stopped missing people all together. I begin to think time has stopped for me, and happily exhaust hours in inconclusive thought. I mourn everything from change, to growing up, to the state of the world and this newfound ephemeral state of mind. I’m unpacking and packing, throwing out the old, bringing in the new, and listening like there’s nothing I’d rather do.It’s only temporary. In a little more than two weeks I’ll be in transition, again. And I know whose sweetness will be pouring into my ears while I’m getting to where I’m going.Buy Fleet Foxes from Sub PopFleet Foxes' website/myspaceOn a similar note:Neil Young - Sugar MountainJustin Townes Earle - The Ghost of VirginiaThe Silver Seas - The Country LifeDamien Jurado - Denton, TX
read more »Masters of sad, and sharers of the Pacific Northwest, Jeremy Enigk (Sunny Day Real Estate) & Damien Jurado will embark upon a brief tour of the midwest/east coast later this month. Buy advance tickets, grab some tissues, and get ready to be saddened - in a really good way.In other news, Jurado has finished his new full-length for Secretly Canadian, with a release date of sometime this fall.Damien Jurado & Jeremy Enigk - 2008 Tour Dates05/24 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre05/27 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater05/28 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge05/30 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar05/31 - Allston, MA - Great Scott06/01 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom06/03 - Vienna, VA - Jammin' Java06/05 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 50606/06 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend06/07 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse[mp3] Damien Jurado - Denton, TX[mp3] Jeremy Enigk - Don't Go Racing
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