The Swill Merchant — We are in the midst of the dog days of winter here in Ohio. Snow, ice, slush, gray. Repeat.To me, that means a steady stream of Damien Jurado music. This one came on last night and I think I repeated it about 13 times. The honesty of it all just h... read more »

Sweetheart of the Radio — 5. Willy Vlautin & Paul Brainard - Northline (Original Soundtrack)MP3: Willy Vlautin & Paul Brainard - The Bus Ride To RenoWilly Vlautin WebsiteSupport The Artist. Buy.Buy.Buy.4. Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron and Fred Squire - Lost WisdomM... read more »

Sweetheart of the Radio — Ahead of the almost surefire crowning as winner of my album of 2008 title, a few Damien Jurado bits and pieces that I have been meaning to post for a while.Firstly the brilliant video for "Caskets". Directed by Matt Daniels, the video features Dam... read more »

It's hard to Find a Friend — In this, the most recent and only clip, from Damien Jurado's newest LP Caught in the Trees (Secretly Canadian), Damien, band mates Eric & Jenna, and little brother Drake Jurado get their There Will Be Blood on in a major way. The video was di... read more »

Captain Obvious — New WaxSeattle's Damien Jurado has cemented himself as a veteran of indie folk-rock and his recent releases have been predominantly somber journeys so the more upbeat feel of his new album Caught In The Trees seems like a sensible respite for the ... read more »

It's hard to Find a Friend — I've often thought the best job in the world to be that of a Music Supervisor's. I spend most of my nights and every minute of every movie I see choosing my own score or soundtrack as it is, so why doesn't someone pay me to do it (I'm talking to y... read more »

OPB Music — For a couple of years in my mid-twenties (yes, I know I'm dating myself), I lived in Blaine, Washington. Blaine is a small town with a population of about 3,000, where everyone has not only the same area code, but the same first three digits of th... read more »

Sweetheart of the Radio — Damien Jurado recently recorded a Black Cab Session, performing 'Last Rights' from the quite brilliant album 'Caught In The Trees' which is released next week in the USA.<object width="426" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://w... read more »

CIGIT 2.0 — FCM #7 - SONGS THAT TELL A STORY Plenty of sad tales in this weeks edition of FCM. This week's cover art is inspired by the true story of Marie Prevost outlined in Jane's contribution. Click here to download the entire FCM #7 - SONGS THAT TELL A S... read more »

Captain Obvious — SIDE A1. Damien Jurado - Which Will (Nick Drake Cover)2. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Little Boy Blue (George Jones Cover)3. The Mountain Goats - White Box (Jandek Cover)4. Lackthereof - Fake Empire (The National Cover)5. Mark Kozelek - New Partner (Bo... read more »

Pirates of the Bargain Bin — Design by Jesse LeDouxRockers break chairs.Damien Jurado wanted to rock.So Damien Jurado breaks chairs.Go Lithuania.Damien Jurado & Gathered in Song - Lose My Head (from I Break Chairs) [BUY] read more »

Sweetheart of the Radio — Last month I posted a live version of the track 'Sheets' from the forthcoming Damien Jurado album 'Caught In The Trees', Damien recently performed the track on 'The Daily Habit' on Fuel TV, as well as another new song 'Everything Trying'. Both cli... read more »

HearYa: An Indie Music Blog — The wife, child and I were stuck in airports all day after a long visit to Columbus, Ohio, so I wasn’t able to update the site. I’m still getting caught up, so hang tight and enjoy one of my favorite all time tracks, appropriately called “Ohio.”... read more »

stereogum — After hearing "Gillian Was A Horse" from Damien Jurado's forthcoming Caught In The Trees, we contacted the Seattle singer-songwriter and asked if he'd want to premiere a track at Stereogum. Lucky for us (and you), it turned out he had two unreleas... read more »

ipickmynose: a San Francisco Bay Area-centric, mostly indie music blog — Lost vinyl gems is an irregular column where I feature weird and wonderful songs that can only be found on vinyl records March 2002 or March 2003. There were only two instances when I’ve done a radio show with my good friend Andy. Once at his col... read more »

Pop Headwound — Damien Jurado will return this September with Caught In The Trees, an album that took an entire year to record and finds the songwriter turning inward for his lyrical inspiration. After adoring his traditional folk masterpiece, Where Shall You Tak... read more »

stereogum — "Gillian Was A Horse" has been floating around in one form or another since 2006, but its current, more polished state is what's showing up on Damien Jurado's next album Caught In The Trees, which was put together collaboratively with band members... read more »

My Old Kentucky Blog — Midwest Ho! The Pygmalion Music Festival is taking place this year from Sept. 19th - 22nd in Champaign-Urbana, IL. It will feature over 70 national and regional independent artists this year and will be headlined by Andrew Bird and Okkervill Riv... read more »

ipickmynose: a San Francisco Bay Area-centric, mostly indie music blog — Song obsessions are those songs that we listen to on repeat. I noticed that my obsessions are often a week long. I also thought that other people might have similar obsessions. I’ve collected a panel of a few like-minded individuals and gotten the... read more »

It's hard to Find a Friend — 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 sa... read more »